Senior Transport Planner

Enabling sustainable development through smarter transport planning

SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people-first culture.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join our established Transport and Mobility Planning team, based in either Leeds or Sheffield on a hybrid basis.

You'll work on a broad range projects, with a strong current focus on residential and commercial development across Yorkshire. As the team continues to develop its regional presence, we are expanding our reach across sectors and you will be involved in an increasingly varied and technically diverse project portfolio over time.

Taking responsibility for delivering key transport planning tasks and small projects, your primary focus will be to support projects from initial feasibility through to planning application and delivery. You'll work closely with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary teams, while taking increasing responsibility for project management. The role includes:

• Delivery of Vision-Led Transport Assessments, Statements and Travel Plans

• Using professional judgement to develop effective and practical transport solutions
• Client relationship management and support with fee proposals
• Planning and undertaking stakeholder and client engagement activities
• Supporting project financial performance alongside Project Managers and Directors
• Continual development of technical knowledge in line with policy and regulatory changes

You’ll collaborate with colleagues across Planning, Environmental and Engineering disciplines on impactful projects, with opportunities to work across the UK as part of a wider national team.

Rewards & Benefits

SLR's ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression. Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life, income, and travel insurance
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑to‑work schemes

• Flexible, hybrid and agile working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays
• Buy or sell leave options
• Core working hours
• Cross‑border remote working and sabbatical opportunities

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
• Workplace Nursery benefit
• Volunteering and Community Giving
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause - supporting our people both professionally and personally

About You

• Advanced experience delivering UK transport planning projects
• A degree in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or a related field
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. MCIHT) or working towards this
• Technical and project delivery capability alongside some client management experience
• Experience with appropriate transport modelling software such as JUNCTIONS and LINSIG
• Strong technical reporting, communication and problem-solving skills

Culture & Inclusion

Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

If this Senior Transport Planner role feels like a great fit for your experience and ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

We’re Making Sustainability Happen.

We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees,working on projectsin over 125 countries around the world.

When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.

We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.