Mayer Brown

Transport Planning Consultant
Location: Woking, Surrey
Reference ID: Ald-HDE-0ct24

Why Join Mayer Brown?
Are you ready to accelerate your career in a thriving, dynamic environment? At Mayer Brown, we offer you the unique experience of working within a small, supportive team, backed by the stability and success of an established national consultancy. Here's why working with us is different:

· Personal Impact: In our smaller team, your contributions are noticed and valued. You will have the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and clients, making a direct impact on projects and the business.
· Diverse Experience: Unlike large corporations where roles can be narrowly defined, at Mayer Brown, you will gain broad exposure to various aspects of transport planning, enhancing your skills and experience. We will embrace your desire to achieve Professional Qualifications and will work with you to identify and fill any skill gaps.
· Strong Relationships: Build strong, lasting relationships with colleagues and clients. Our close-knit team environment fosters collaboration and mentorship, helping you grow both professionally and personally.
· Agility and Flexibility: Benefit from a more agile work environment where decisions are made quickly, and innovative ideas are encouraged and implemented. We offer the flexibility to find a working style that suits you and our client’s, promoting a healthy work-life balance.
· Career Growth and Stability: Many of our team members have been with Mayer Brown for decades, appreciating the opportunities to grow with the business. Our commitment to staff development means you can optimise your potential, grow with clients, and maintain your work-life balance throughout your career.
· Fun and Enjoyment: We believe that work should be enjoyable. Our vibrant social calendar and regular team events ensure that you have fun while building strong connections with your colleagues. We promote a positive and inclusive work environment where everyone's contributions are celebrated.

What You’ll Do:
As a Transport Planning Consultant at Mayer Brown, you will play a key role in shaping our projects and driving projects forward. Your responsibilities will include:

· Prepare technical reports, including Access Appraisals, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Walking, Cycling, Horse-Riding Assessment and Reviews.
· Carry out junction capacity modelling and CAD design work.
· Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
· Represent the company at meetings, public consultations and exhibitions.
· Undertake site visits.
· Working collaboratively, supporting our Environmental teams with the production of Construction and Environmental Management Plans and Noise and Vibration Assessments, including assisting with monitoring sites.

What We’re Looking For:

· Qualifications – A degree in a relevant subject is preferred (Geography, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Planning, Transport Planning) but not essential, additional qualifications are advantageous. Excellent analytical and numeracy skills. Proficient in conducting research and producing high quality reports.
· Experience – At least two years’ experience in the transport planning industry. Committed to continuous professional development, such as Transport Planning Professional (TPP).
· Personal attributes - A high level of intellectual, professional, and interpersonal agility and flexibility. A pragmatic attitude and the ability to deal with uncertainty and change. Strong observation and persuasion skills. The ability to communicate complex issues to diverse audiences, orally and in writing, in an easily understood, authoritative, and actionable manner. Excellent time management and the ability to multi-task and make decisions around competing priorities.

What We Offer:

· A supportive, friendly work environment with a vibrant social calendar.
· Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
· A comprehensive benefits package, with leave increasing the longer you are with us.
· A tailored development program through the Transport Planning Society, including funding and mentoring, as you work towards Chartership.
· Flexibility to find a working style that suits you, promoting a work-life balance.
· A role in a company that enables you to develop the career you desire in Transport Planning.

Join Mayer Brown. Be the difference.
We want the best people to join our team so the business can grow with you. At work we celebrate integrity, keep our word and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things. We promote the right environment for everyone to reach their full potential. Some of the UK’s leading transport planners work for us - the opportunity for you to work with them and learn from them is unprecedented.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life - a diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

How to Apply:
We want to know more about you. Please send your CV and a short note explaining why you’re interested in joining Mayer Brown in the Woking office. We value openness and transparency in ensuring a good fit for our team.

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000 - £40,000 per year

Additional pay:
Bonus scheme

Benefits:
Casual dress
Company pension
Employee mentoring programme
Free parking
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid volunteer time
Sick pay
Work from home

Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
Woking, Surrey: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
UK Transport Planning: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:
United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person