Transport Planning Consultant Jobs (Private Sector)

Transport Planning Consultants support development projects by assessing transport impacts, preparing technical transport reports and advising clients on sustainable travel strategies. These roles sit within transport consultancies, planning practices and multidisciplinary engineering firms working across residential, commercial, mixed‑use and strategic land developments.

Transport Planning Consultants play a key role in Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and junction modelling, helping ensure development proposals are deliverable and aligned with transport policy. The role suits analytical professionals with strong numerical, modelling and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing Transport Assessments (TAs) and Transport Statements (TS).
• Producing Travel Plans and sustainable transport strategies.
• Undertaking junction modelling using industry-standard software.
• Assessing transport impacts, trip generation and traffic flows.
• Providing transport planning advice to clients, planners and engineers.
• Supporting planning applications with transport evidence and documentation.
• Engaging with local authorities, highways teams and transport bodies.
• Contributing to masterplanning, regeneration and strategic development projects.

Typical Employers

• Transport planning consultancies
• Planning consultancies
• Multidisciplinary engineering and design firms
• Property developers and infrastructure companies
• Strategic land promoters

Salary Range

Transport Planning Consultant salaries typically range from £40,000 to £55,000, depending on experience, location and employer type. Senior roles may exceed this range within major transport or engineering consultancies.

Related Job Titles

• Environmental Planning Consultant
• Planning Project Manager
• Planning Consultant
• Development Consultant

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