Permanent

Transport Planner

Atkins

ATKINS

Transport Planner
TR-000849
Location – Bristol

Atkins is looking for a talented individual to join our Sustainable Transport and Strategy team based in Bristol.

Have you ever considered working in Bristol?
• Bristol is predicted to be one of the fastest growing cities in the UK over the next three years.
• 90% of people working in Bristol live in Bristol. However, with a reasonable commute time of 90 minutes by train to London it is accessible from further afield.
• 42% of graduates stay in the area due it the quality of life and culture on offer.

We work on a diverse range of projects and have ambitions to grow. We’re looking for individuals who are able to take ownership of their work to help deliver exciting projects for local and regional clients such as the West of England authorities, Wiltshire Council, Gloucestershire County Council and Oxfordshire County Council; as well as national clients including the Department for Transport and Highways England.


What makes Atkins in Bristol standout?

• We are building the city’s future by developing the transport strategy for the West of England for the next 30 years.
• We are working in partnerships to establish the South West as a world class test site facility for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Leading on two consortiums VENTURER (www.venturer-cars.com) and FLOURISH.

• We are supporting Bristol City Council to develop and publish a Design guide for streets and public realm within the city. Delivering a consistently high quality environment in the design of new developments and local improvements.

What else can we offer you?

We encourage flexible working, so tell us what would work best for you? Early starts, compressed hours, some working from home? Discuss it with us.
Depending on the level of experience, responsibilities of this role may include, but are not limited to:
• Providing technical expertise across a wide range of transport planning areas including policy and strategy, business cases, research and evaluation and stakeholder engagement;
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for deploying innovative styles and techniques in project delivery;
• Supporting senior Project Managers in delivering large complex projects for key clients;
• Managing small projects gaining on the job project management skills;
• Presenting findings to internal and external audiences;
• Leading or assisting with method statements and bidding opportunities; and
• Supporting local framework contract managers and actively engaging with our local clients in relation to wider transport planning commissions.
The Team

Our Bristol team is part of Atkins’ nation-wide Transportation Consultancy Practice covering all aspects of transport planning. We have a strong forward workload with major clients in central and local government. Our teams are currently delivering exciting and important policy, strategy and research projects throughout the transportation sector. We are at the forefront of national and international policy-making, supporting key decision makers at all levels; and are also supporting cutting edge technology, including autonomous and connected vehicles.

At a local level, we have frameworks with a number of local authority clients and a track record of making a real difference on the ground.

Current and recent projects include:
• Strategy and case making: West of England Future Transport Strategy; Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge Transport Strategies; Gloucestershire Parking Review; Developing a Pan-Midlands Transport Strategy (Midlands Connect); Basingstoke West Strategic Transport Study - Garden Cities Capacity Fund;
• Multi-disciplinary: A303 Stonehenge By-Pass Option Appraisal; Botley Road Corridor Study (Oxfordshire); and
• Cutting edge technology: VENTURER and Flourish Driverless Cars projects (Innovate UK).

Join our team and you’ll influence ideas that will enrich millions of lives. You’ll make the most of your quality focus, commercial brain and ability to deliver projects on time and to budget. You’ll have the opportunity to strengthen and develop your technical and interpersonal skills whilst expanding your portfolio with high profile projects. You’ll enjoy being part of a fun, fulfilling and collaborative team working at the very forefront of our industry.

Overview

  • Location: Bristol
  • Job Title: Transport Planner
  • Salary:
  • Closed: 29 Jul 2016

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