Senior / Principal Transport Planner (Urban Mobility)

About Pell Frischmann

Pell Frischmann is a specialist advisory and technical consultancy operating across the built and natural environment, helping to shape a better future for the communities in which we work. We offer consultancy services, with access to specialist sister companies and partners, to support both public and private-sector clients. We work across sectors encompassing buildings, infrastructure, and regeneration.

Originally formed in 1926, we have a unique heritage in delivering client-focused solutions that deliver value through our commercial awareness, sustainable aspirations, and innovative approach. Our distinctive future is defined by our ownership; Pell Frischmann is a part of RSBG SE, the patient capital investment arm of RAG-Stiftung. RAG-Stiftung is a foundation with the long-term public purpose to deal with the environmental and social commitments resulting from the closing of Germany’s coal mining industry. RSBG SE’s mission is to generate sustainable funds for the foundation; so, our work directly contributes to the challenge of fighting global pollution and climate change.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join our London transport urban mobility team, working at the intersection of engineering, planning, and public policy. The role will support public-sector clients including local authorities and government agencies in, delivering transport planning, infrastructure appraisal, active travel, public realm, and multimodal network studies. We offer a broad range of interesting projects and a strong pipeline of work that will ensure you will not be pigeon holed into one thing only.

________________________________________

Working Environment

Our London team is based on the famous Baker Street, conveniently located in Central London and operates in a dynamic consultancy setting, balancing technical rigour with policy influence, supporting government decision-making and delivering sustainable, people-focused transport solutions for the capital and wider UK public sector. We have over 100 people from a broad range of sectors in our London office, where collaboration is at the heart of what we do, from our project delivery – to our social gatherings!

________________________________________

Key Responsibilities

• Lead/Manage and deliver transport planning commissions for public-sector clients
• Manage and author transport studies, multi-modal corridor assessments, strategic transport planning,inputs, active travel, bus priority and public realm improvement schemes.
• Oversee production of transport planning outputs including data analysis, GIS mapping, and transport modelling, and translating this into technical insights and recommendations for clients.
• Provide expert advice on sustainable travel, active modes, public transport integration, urban mobility, and transport decarbonisation

Collaborate with internal engineering, environmental, and design teams to ensure planning insight informs infrastructure solutions

Manage client relationships, project budgets, and multidisciplinary delivery teams

Mentor and support junior transport planners

Support bids, framework opportunities, and business development for public-sector transport commissions

This position is not focused on logistics or freight, and instead requires strong capability in public sector transport strategy, transport planning, and stakeholder engagement within the transport landscape.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Category

Essential

Preferred

Qualifications

• Degree in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field
• Master’s Degree
• Chartered or working towards chartership (TPP, CIHT, RTPI, ICE or equivalent)
  
  

Experience

• Significant transport planning experience in consultancy or working with public-sector local authority clients

Why Pell Frischmann?

We are one of the UK's most influential and highly respected firms of infrastructure and built environment professionals. We provide a collaborative and supportive working environment, where you’ll have the freedom and flexibility to create your own pathway and make a real impact within the business and in the communities in which you will operate.

We'll support your ongoing personal and professional development as your career progresses, allowing you to reach your full potential. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and are delighted to be a part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. We're happy to talk about flexible working and are committed to promoting the wellbeing of all our employees.

In addition, you’ll receive a competitive salary and other excellent benefits you can find on the link below!

Pell Frischmann Benefits

To apply for this role, please click “Apply for this job” below to complete our short application form and upload a copy of your CV. Please remove any personal details such as your home address and date of birth from your CV.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a diversity monitoring form. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing a workforce that reflects at all grades the diverse communities that we serve. By completing this form, you will help us to monitor and analyse diversity information so that we can ensure that our recruitment processes are fair and identify opportunities to improve them. Any information provided on this form will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be seen by those involved in the selection process.