Job Description

Let's transform society together...
We're Sweco.
We're future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprisers and lifestyle improvers.
We're difference makers.
We're Europe's leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we are currently looking for a talented and motivated Senior/Principal Transport Consultant to join our team. This role could be based in our Manchester or Leeds Offices.
The successful candidate will help secure and deliver a range of transport planning projects and contribute to business development. In this role, you'll be working within a team environment. You'll support in the delivery of a wide variety of projects within our growing Appraisal, Strategy & Advisory team and you'll be involved in a range of activities from bidding through to client management and project delivery. This could include supporting with policy and strategy planning, feasibility studies, modelling, transport appraisal and economic assessments and sustainable transport.
What does the role involve?
You will be leading the delivery of a wide variety of project tasks specifically related to traffic and transportation aspects. Typically the work is for local or combined authority clients covering a range of activities mainly related to transport planning, sustainable travel and traffic engineering.
Core duties will include:

• Contributing to various Transport Planning projects, such as transport business cases, sustainable travel, modelling, policy and strategy, and feasibility studies.
• Offering analytical support across all teams, leveraging existing capabilities or acquiring new skills as needed.
• Maintaining client communication to ensure project delivery aligns with their objectives and requirements.
• Ensuring the technical accuracy of all work completed within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Facilitating effective stakeholder management and engagement through clear communication, ensuring that all parties are informed and involved throughout the project lifecycle.
• Adhering to the Company's Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in all tasks.
• Providing technical guidance, support, and training to colleagues, and assisting in the mentoring and development of team members where possible.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues from other disciplines as necessary.
• Participating in the preparation and presentation of proposals and bids, including estimating timescales and costs for proposed works.

To be successful in this role you'll possess:

• A degree in a relevant discipline, with a commitment to developing technical skills and progressing towards recognition as a Transport Planning/Engineering Professional (CTPP qualification or equivalent).
• A background in transport planning, contributing to high-profile projects, with knowledge in areas such as business case development, scheme feasibility, transport assessments, strategies and modelling.
• Demonstrate experience in stakeholder management, engagement, public consultation, and the development of effective communication strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Experience of preparing and/or assuring business cases following HM Treasury Green Book and DfT TAG guidance for public sector customers. (desirable)
• Excellent written communication skills, with proven experience in producing clear and effective reports.
• A creative, solution-oriented mindset that considers multiple perspectives to solve problems.
• The capacity to manage tasks efficiently, ensuring outputs meet programme, budget, and quality controls, while being adaptable to handle a varied workload and embrace new technologies.
• Proven organisational and prioritisation skills to meet deadlines, along with experience in the financial and technical management of projects.
• A strong interest in emerging technologies, innovation and artificial intelligence, and a desire to integrate these innovations into transport planning practices.
• Experience of working work with local authority or combined authority clients.

What's in it for you?
This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.
If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we'd love to hear from you.
Let's transform society together at Sweco!
About Us
Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients' most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
It's important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.
Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
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We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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