ATKINS

Principal Transport Planner, London

Competitive Salary

As the UK's largest engineering consultancy and Europe's largest multi-disciplinary consultancy, Atkins aim is to be the automatic choice for major projects within the UK and overseas. We are at the forefront of planning, designing and enabling the spaces and places in which we live; from developing vibrant and sustainable cityscapes and streetscapes, to supporting critical infrastructure that we don’t always see, such as waste water, communications and energy.

The Transportation business here at Atkins is at the forefront of shaping the future of transport and we currently have an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual eager to accelerate their career over the coming years. Together with our rewarding benefits package and our promise of flexible working, you’ll have the perfect balance to bring your personal and career goals to fruition.

Our London Cities, Spaces and Development Planning (CS&DP) Practice has an excellent reputation for Public Realm, Pedestrian, Cycle and Wayfinding Planning and Highway Design. In addition we have an established track record of successfully delivering a wide variety of award winning projects to both local and national clients. Our team is currently involved in a number of high profile projects with a variety of clients in the UK and overseas, including The Crown Estate, Transport for London, London Borough of Richmond, Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Hampshire County Council and Stoke City Council. Our current portfolio of work comprises a diverse mix of local, national and international masterplanning, development planning and engineering projects. A selection of our current and recent projects include:

• A12 Bow Vision Connectivity project
• Peckham and Tooting Pedestrian Town Centre Programme
• Twickenham Town Centre Public Realm Scheme
• Kingston Mini Hollands Cycling Programme
• The Royal Parks Walking and Cycling Design Guide
• Canberra Central Movement Study
• Stoke on Trent wayfinding strategy

We’re now on the lookout for someone who has a demonstrable track record and solid technical capability. As a senior member of the CS&DP London team you will lead, manage and work on a variety of transport, public realm, pedestrian and cycle planning projects of varying scope and scale for both public and private sector clients.

The Role

You will provide a senior role for the CS&DP Practice, you will be responsible for the technical delivery, project management and client management of a range of projects, including;

• Public realm and transport planning projects that create better spaces and places for people, for instance managing a project reviewing the removal of a traffic gyratory
• Pedestrian and space planning for a range of contexts from city wide down to streetscapes and complex buildings. Either delivered as standalone projects or as part of a bigger public realm project.
• Pedestrian and cycling feasibility, guidance and policy for a range of stakeholders

Being a senior member of the business, you will directly help with delivering the financial targets for CS&DP through business development, bidding and minimisation of commercial risk. You will work with the Practice Manager, Team Leaders and other senior team members to drive the CS&DP business forward through key client engagement and work delivery across UK and overseas projects.