Graduate Transport Planner 2021

BSP Consulting has an immediate vacancy for a graduate transport planner Nottingham to work within our experienced Transportation engineering design team.

Why Us?

We are a well-established engineering consultancy business that began in 1999 with a healthy pipeline of work. BSP are civil, structural, environmental, geotechnical and transportation engineers.

The firm is an SME with over 60 employees working for both public and private clients in a range of sectors including housing, education, health, retail, commercial, industrial, heritage, care and leisure. BSP recognise that people are our biggest asset and their performance is the key to the quality of service we provide.

Through investing in our recruitment, training, and development of employees we will retain the best possible talent. We adopt best practice in HR and training and aim to be an employer of choice.

We promote Staff Engagement & Life balance by providing:

• Flexible working hours – via a flexible working hours policy
• Retirement Benefits – Company Pension Scheme for all employees
• Wellbeing – Westfield Health – Chamber Primary Health Cash Plan for all employees
• Childcare subsidies – via an Edenred Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Parental Leave – Maternity/Paternity
• Staff Pay/holidays – Sick Leave
• We provide Safe Spaces for people to exercise religious beliefs
• Training – We offer Leadership training, learning and development
• Engagement – An annual subsidised team building day which includes sporting activities; along with an annual subsidised BBQ & Xmas Doo
• Promotion Prospects – discussed at annual appraisals
• Loyalty to Staff – Length of Service Policy -Years of service Bonuses – 5-10-15 year service.

We have received a gold CSR accreditation – the highest level awarded by CSR Accreditation, which delivers the standard for corporate social responsibility.

We are an equal opportunities employer, we provide work experience, apprenticeships and training for young people.

We are a SMAS work safe consultant, and are ISO: 9001:2015 and ISO: 18001 quality and environmentally accredited.

In July 2020 BSP successfully achieved BIM Level 2 BSI Kitemark certification for BSP, Appointed Party (TIER 2) Structural, Civil and Transportation Engineering Consultancy complying with BIM in accordance with ISO 19650-1:2018, ISO 19650-2:2018, UK National Annex and BS 1192-4.

Covid 19 – All BSP employees can work effectively from home as they have access to company network, software and are proven to work efficiently in this way during the current crisis. Working from home is to be arranged with your line manager.

BSP Consulting offices are also certified Covid secure enabling any staff that wish to work from the office can do.

Responsibilities

The Graduate Transport Planner Nottingham position would primarily involve the preparation of transport assessments and travel plans to accompany planning applications for private sector clients.

We also provide highway advice on planning issues, and prepare horizontal designs for site access junctions and highway improvements for highway authority approval.

Experience

Experience of using AutoCAD, TRICS and other relevant software (e.g. Linsig, Picady, Arcady etc) would also be an advantage, although not essential.

Education

Applicants should ideally have a degree or other qualification in a relevant subject and/or experience in highways/civil engineering/transport planning/development control.

Hours of work: A minimum of 37.5 hours per week, core hours are 9am until 4pm, Monday to Friday where staff are required to be at work.

Holidays: Allowance is in line with industry standard and is subject to relevant experience.

Salary: A competitive salary will be offered and is subject to relevant experience.