Transport for London

Principal Technical Planner

Stratford, East London

£48,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

You will shape the growth of London

London is the best city on Earth. With TfL Spatial Planning at the heart of major planning and investment decisions, we are responsible for helping ensure it stays that way. We are looking for people with big ideas and a real passion for planning to help shape the future of the capital.

In this role you will have the opportunity to lead TfL’s input to planning frameworks, policy documents, masterplans and large-scale planning applications, working closely with key partners including the GLA, boroughs, developers and their consultants. In particular, you will be responsible for evaluating the technical transport aspects of planning applications, ensuring that industry best practice is being followed and promoting innovative approaches. 

You will be advising others in TfL on key issues including transport assessments, transport modelling, highway design and road safety. You will need strong negotiating skills and be able to build positive relationships with key partners. You will also have the opportunity to shape development sites throughout the planning process, encouraging good growth and promoting Healthy Streets.

Your skills and expertise

With a good understanding of the key land use and transport planning challenges facing London, you will have experience in these key areas:

• Preparing and/or responding to major planning applications, policy documents and transport assessments
• Leading or providing input to transport studies, masterplans and planning frameworks
• Undertaking technical assessments in areas such as trip generation, traffic modelling, highway design, road safety, construction logistics and travel planning
• Good understanding of a multi-modal urban transport environment
• The ability to influence and advise decision makers at all levels
• Providing technical advice to non-technical people
• Handling complex projects with multiple aspects and tight deadlines
• Negotiating section 106 and/or section 278 agreements

If you can bring excellent communication skills and a flair for coming up with effective solutions to complex transport problems, you’re definitely someone we’d like to talk to.

We’ll reward your expertise and achievements 

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Final salary pension scheme
• A generous holiday entitlement of 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• You can make significant savings on travel thanks to:
  • A free Oyster Card travel pass for you and another member of your household
  • 75% discount on national rail season ticket interest free loan
  • Discounted travel on the Eurostar

You will need to supply your CV and a one page covering letter.

To apply, please click here.

Closing date: 4 October 2019 @ 23:59.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.