Senior Transportation Planner

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The Opportunity 

The Cities Planning & Design team is seeking an engaged Senior Transport Planner with a travel behaviour change and demand management background to work closely with Arup's UK and Global Travel Behaviour Change leads. The Cities Planning & Design portfolio is made up of passionate planners, designers, and analysts working together closely on diverse and challenging projects. Our current projects include work for public and private sector clients on major developments and infrastructure schemes, shared and active mobility, multi-modal connectivity, transportation decarbonisation, and data analytics. We are seeing an increase in exciting project opportunities across travel behaviour change and demand management both nationally and internationally. This role will support the team to enhance our offer and capitalise further on opportunities.

You will be responsible for the project management and technical delivery of influencing travel behaviour and demand management projects. This could include national, regional and local travel demand management strategy development such as designing and implementing travel behaviour change programmes e.g. travel planning, social prescribing, school streets, congestion management, road user pricing etc. You will also support the production of modal shift strategies and programmes that aim to influence sustainable travel behaviours, to manage inputs on major projects such as rail infrastructure schemes, airport expansion projects or public transport system design guidelines for our clients. 

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. 

Is this role right for you?

You should have knowledge of behaviour change and demand management principals and how to achieve outcomes through their application in order manage travel behaviour projects for our clients. You should be an advocate of data-led decision-making approach with the ability to collate and interpret a wide range of information to solve complex sustainable mobility challenges. We would like you to have knowledge of relevant social and customer insights that could affect demand and the ability to interrogate and understand customer personas, and be able to translate complex technical information and priorities into outputs for a variety of audiences with proven experience in utilising GIS and other data visualisation software.

We have team members throughout the UK and are flexible with which Arup office you choose to work from on a hybrid basis. 

Requirements:

• Numeracy and analytic skills in a transport planning context.
• Experience of working on travel behaviour change and demand management projects in a delivery and/or management capacity. 
• The ability to produce high-quality reports and presentations.
• Thorough understanding of National policies affecting travel behaviour change and demand management across the UK.
• Proven track record in project management, including mentoring junior team members. 

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Thalia Rodriguez at thalia.rodriguez@arup.com - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

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What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. 

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.  

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. 

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.  

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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Closing Date

1st of November 2024