Principal Transport Planner

Location Birmingham
Discipline: Traffic, Transport & Highways
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £44000 - £55000 per annum
Contact name: Roberto Sartori

Contact email: roberto.sartori@aldwychconsulting.com
Job ref: BBBH3522_1745493691
Published: about 4 hours ago

Principal Transport Planner
Location: Birmingham
Are you an experienced and strategic Transport Planner ready to take the lead on major projects and shape the future of sustainable transport? This is your opportunity to step into a key leadership role within a thriving and forward-thinking consultancy.
This well-established development consultancy is entering an exciting phase of growth, with ambitious plans to expand their Birmingham-based team. Renowned for delivering high-quality, sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions, they're looking for a Principal Transport Planner to join their senior ranks and help drive both project excellence and team development.
You'll be working on a diverse and challenging portfolio of projects-from large-scale masterplans and urban regeneration schemes to innovative residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across the UK. Your strategic input and leadership will be instrumental in shaping transport strategies that deliver genuine impact.


What's in it for you?
This consultancy is committed to rewarding and supporting its people with a package that reflects their value:

  • Competitive salary tailored to your seniority and reviewed regularly

  • £5,000 car allowance

  • Performance-based bonus scheme

  • Enhanced annual leave, including time off over the festive period

  • 7% employer pension contribution

  • Private healthcare and life assurance

  • Full coverage of professional membership fees and travel expenses

  • Clear pathways for continued professional development and chartership

  • Access to bespoke leadership and management training

  • Regular team events, networking opportunities, and conferences

  • A collaborative and inclusive team culture that champions innovation


What you'll be doing:

  • Leading the preparation of high-quality Transport Assessments, Statements, and Travel Plans

  • Overseeing transport modelling and technical analyses, ensuring robust and deliverable outcomes

  • Acting as project director on key developments, managing delivery from concept to completion

  • Guiding and mentoring junior team members, supporting their professional growth

  • Developing strong relationships with clients, local authorities, and multi-disciplinary teams

  • Playing a key role in business development, contributing to proposals and client engagement

  • Providing strategic transport and movement input into masterplans and design proposals

  • Keeping abreast of policy changes, emerging trends, and innovations in transport planning


This is for you if you're:

  • An experienced Transport Planner with a consultancy background

  • Confident managing complex projects and liaising with senior-level stakeholders

  • Technically strong and commercially astute

  • Passionate about sustainability, connectivity, and the role of transport in placemaking

  • Looking for a role that offers autonomy, impact, and progression

Interested? Apply now or give Roberto Sartori a call on 07437837855 for a chat!

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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