The Company An award-winning development planning and infrastructure consultancy is looking to strengthen its Transport Planning team as part of continued growth through 2025 and beyond.
This is a well-established, regionally respected practice with one of the largest specialist transport planning teams in the South West, delivering private-sector development projects across a wide range of sites and clients.
With a multidisciplinary team of engineers, transport planners and technicians, the business offers genuine technical depth, collaboration and long-term career stability.
Rooted in the Exeter area, the consultancy takes real pride in its people-first culture.
It has consistently achieved Investors in People Gold status, with staff feedback highlighting strong leadership, excellent support, clear career development and a workplace where individuals genuinely feel valued.
The business embraces agile working, offering flexibility between office and home, while also providing a modern, well-connected Exeter office designed to support collaboration, mentoring and team working.
The Role This is an excellent opportunity for a Transport Planner to join a busy, growing team and work on a diverse portfolio of planning-stage development projects for private-sector clients.
You’ll support senior colleagues while gaining hands-on experience across all aspects of transport planning, with structured mentoring and training provided throughout.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Feasibility Studies and Travel Plans.
• Undertaking traffic generation, distribution and junction capacity analysis.
• Carrying out site visits and accessibility / active travel audits.
• Assisting with multi-modal access strategies and off-site highway improvement schemes.
• Working with industry-standard software including AutoCAD, GIS, TRICS, TEMPRO and JUNCTIONS.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues in related disciplines such as Flood Risk & Drainage.
You’ll be encouraged to get involved across the full project lifecycle, building both technical capability and commercial awareness.
Training & Development You’ll be joining a team led by a Chartered Transport Planner who is also an approved professional reviewer.
This provides an excellent platform for mentoring and support as you work towards Chartered or Incorporated status.
The consultancy offers a structured, accredited training environment with both internal and external development opportunities.
About You We’re looking for a motivated and proactive Transport Planner who brings:
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Geography or a related discipline.
• An MSc in Transport Planning (advantageous but not essential).
• Typically 2–4 years’ experience in development-led transport planning (ideally private sector).
• Experience contributing to Transport Assessments, access strategies and feasibility work.
• An interest in working toward a professional qualification (IEng, CEng or TPP).
• Good numeracy, analytical and report-writing skills.
• A working knowledge of current guidance such as MfS, DMRB.
• Familiarity with software such as ARCADY, PICADY, LINSIG, GIS and Excel.
• CAD / GIS experience (beneficial, not essential).
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm to learn and progress.
Salary & Benefits
• Salary dependent on experience and grade.
• Business and individual performance-related bonus scheme.
• Minimum 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Employer pension contributions.
• Life assurance.
• Membership of a group health scheme.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Flexible benefits scheme (including cycle-to-work, gym membership, medical screening and insurance options).
• ICE-accredited training scheme.
• Full support toward IEng, CEng or TPP.
• Payment of professional subscriptions.
Why This Role?If you’re a Transport Planner looking for varied work, excellent mentoring, flexible working and a genuinely supportive culture — this is a standout opportunity to build a long-term career with a consultancy that invests in its people.