Graduate Planner

Liverpool based, Prime Transport Planning is a very well established focused team with big-brand credentials, providing all the rigour of a large organisation with none of the corporate hurdles.

We’re one of the leading independent transport development planning consultancies in the UK. Whilst we’re based in the North West, we have projects all over the country, from Kent to Dorset, the Midlands, North Wales, Scotland and the North East.

We work across all sectors with a particular focus on residential, commercial, healthcare, education and energy, predominantly for private sector clients.

As part o our continual expansion, we are looking to recruit a final year student/recent recent graduate, for the role of Graduate Transport Planner, with the successful applicant expected to start during August.

The Role

You will be joining an extremely close knit office in Liverpool and be supported by all members of the team from the Directors to other Graduates in the team. As a Graduate Transport Planner you will be mainly involved in collecting transport data from a range of external sources, learning how to write Transport Assessments and Travel Plans and undertake junction modelling using ARCADY, PICADY and LINSIG.

Graduate Transport Planner Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of Transport Assessments, Transport Feasibility Studies and Travel Plans;
• Focus on the preparation of junction capacity analysis, figures for reports, swept path assessment, analysis of data and drawings of transport improvements including junction designs;
• Expected to work with and prepare spreadsheets and write reports;
• Work as part of a growing team and required to carry out a variety of tasks so that report delivery deadlines are met;
• Will have the opportunity to become involved in a wide variety of exciting development projects and will be a critical part of a very busy commercially-focused team with an expanding workload; and
• Will benefit from one-to-one training and training from all members of the team on a wide range of tasks that encompass transport planning.

Graduate Transport Planner requirements

• You will have achieved or be on target to achieve an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Geography, Statistics, Economics, Operational Research or equivalent subject;
• Preferred - You will have relevant work experience gained through summer placements and internships or are able to demonstrate a genuine interest to work in Transport Planning; and
• You must be eligible to live and work in the UK at the time you start employment.

Location

Our office is based in South Liverpool, not far from Liverpool Airport with free parking. We can work flexibly but we find that our staff learn and develop so much more when they have the support of our team around them. 

Benefits

Aside from learning from some of the most experienced professionals in the industry, we offer competitive salaries, pension, paid professional membership and private healthcare. 

We’re a social bunch and we have regular team evenings out as well as being regular attendees at industry socials across the North West. 

Applying: Please submit your CV & Cover Letter into the Handshake Portal.

Before Applying - 

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Therefore, before applying for this role visit the Career & Employability website where you can gather advice/support in drafting your CV,  to ensure your CV reflects your skills & capabilities - not all candidate CVs will be referred to the company for consideration, it’s a competitive process.

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Closing date for Applications: 12.00pm on Monday 5th August 2024.

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