Senior Transport Planner

Job Introduction

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport Investment and Pipeline Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of transport across one of the UK's most ambitious and fast-growing regions. Working at a strategic level, you will play a key role in delivering the Mayor's vision for a greener, better-connected and more accessible transport network that supports sustainable economic growth and improves the lives of residents across the West of England.

We're looking for a dynamic, strategic and collaborative professional who is passionate about delivering positive transport outcomes. Whether developing long-term transport strategies, influencing policy or working with partners, you'll be motivated by making a real difference.

This is a critical time in our transformation and growth journey, and you'll be pivotal in helping us achieve our ambitions by:

• Supporting the development and delivery of business cases and associated transport strategies, policies and investment programmes.
• Developing innovative and evidence-based solutions to complex transport challenges.
• Ensuring transport planning activity aligns with local, regional and national priorities.
• Completing technical assessments, reports, business cases and briefing papers to inform decision-making.
• Providing specialist transport planning expertise to colleagues, partners and senior stakeholders.

What You'll Be Doing

Are you someone who can think strategically, build strong relationships and ultimately always focuses on delivering impactful outcomes?

As a Senior Transport Planner, you will:

• Work within our Transport Pipeline and Investment team to support the development of transport strategies, policies and plans that support the region's ambitions.
• Progress investment proposals from early concept through feasibility, business case development and delivery planning
• Lead the review and challenge of technical outputs produced by consultant teams, ensuring quality, consistency and compliance with programme objectives and funding requirements.
• Utilise transport modelling tools to assess the impact of infrastructure investments
• Engage with local authorities, government departments, transport operators, consultants and other key stakeholders, particularly in a development management context.
• Monitor emerging transport policy and best practice to ensure the West of England remains at the forefront of innovation.

What You'll Bring

You will be an experienced transport planning professional with a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing modern transport networks.

We're particularly interested in people who:

• Have experience developing transport strategies, policies or major infrastructure programmes.
• Have experience of working at the interface of transport and town planning through the preparation or assessment of Masterplans, Transport Assessments or Environmental Impact Assessments
• Can analyse complex information and translate it into practical, deliverable solutions.
• Are confident engaging and influencing a wide range of stakeholders.
• Are passionate about sustainable, inclusive and integrated transport solutions.