Matchtech Looking for Senior Transport Planner at Surrey Full Time

About the role

Would you like to be part of one of the most exciting and ambitious local transport plans across the South East?
Do you have a passion for transport where you can use your skills and experience to create safer, healthier and sustainable transport opportunities for communities in Surrey?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re at an exciting point in time with our Transport Policy and Projects Teams where our ambition to create safer, healthier more sustainable communities and neighbourhoods has never been stronger.
We’re in the process of finalising our latest Local Transport Plan (LTP) which details our vision and ambitions for how we will achieve this.

The Role
We are looking for a highways and transport engineer/ or transport planner to join the team and provide technical knowledge and advice on the development and implementation of low traffic/ Liveable Neighbourhoods (LTN/LVNs) in line with the Local Transport Plan (LTP) and Local Cycling and Walking Improvement Plans (LCWIP) created against guidance from the Department for Transport.
Key work for this role includes:

• Working with county council colleagues and others from public and private sector organisations including commissioned consultants to deliver successful bids for low traffic/liveable neighbourhoods.
• Developing these bids to a point where detailed design and construction can be passed to the county’s delivery team.
• Influencing and communicating with a range of colleagues to successfully deliver a number of major highways and transport projects. You will act as project manager for one or more of our schemes ensuring they are managed effectively.
• Developing Major Scheme Business Cases to bid for funding.

To be considered for this role you will need to evidence the following:

• Educated to Masters Degree, Degree or NVQ qualification at level 5/6 in subjects such as Civil Engineering, Geography or Planning.
• To hold or be actively working toward a professional qualification, with membership of a suitable professional body i.e. the RTPI, ICE, CIHT, IHE or TPS e.g. joining at IEng, TPP or equivalent level.
• Knowledge, experience and ability to work with minimum supervision in the application of Transport and Highway and traffic policies/regulations and processes involved in the development of business cases and delivery of major highway and transport schemes.
• Substantial experience of working in Transport Planning/Engineering and in line with the qualification requirements as required by professional bodies listed above.
• Significant knowledge/experience of consultation and negation with external organisations e.g. involving the strategic Road Network and Rail.

Our Benefits- what we can offer you

• Agile and flexible work options. We recognise the importance of striking a good work life balance. Whether you have caring responsibilities, interests outside of work that you want to pursue, or perhaps are looking to return to work on a part time basis after a career break- whatever the reason we are open to considering different work patterns shaped around the principles of trust, accountability and a strong team and work ethic.
• Professional support from experienced and qualified members of the team to help you grow and develop your career.
• A generous local government pension scheme to provide you with a secure and guaranteed future income. Tax relief on your contributions is available whilst we pay significant amounts into the Scheme.
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing tools and information to support your mental and emotional well-being including our confidential Employee Assistance Programme, a range of mental health apps that have been assessed against NHS standards, support for staff in crisis and much more.
• Lifestyle benefits- access to a huge range of discounted vouchers and memberships covering the gym, retail, cinema and holidays.
• Travel and Transport benefits- including salary sacrifice cycle and car schemes as well as discounted travel on season tickets.

How to Apply or for more Information:

3 simple ways to apply or get in touch:

• Apply directly online via the Matchtech website
• Call Callum Laycock directly on (phone number removed)
• Email your CV to

Matchtech:

Matchtech are the largest and leading Highways and Transportation Recruitment Company in the UK.

Future Roles:

If you have the correct experience for this type of position but this specific role is not quite right for you, as the level, location or rates etc. is it not quite what you are looking for a present, please still feel free to get in touch with me as I continually recruit similar roles to the one above at all levels across the UK.

Alternatively if are not suitable for this role but still work within the Highways and Transportation industry and believe you will be looking for a new role in the future please give me a call for a confidential chat regarding your employment status.

To apply for these roles, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.