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You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.\nA little more about your role…\nWe are seeking to recruit a Principal (or Associate) Transport Planner to join our Transport & Mobility team in our Basingstoke office. This is a varied role that will see you work across an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross sector projects for a range of public and private sector clients. Projects include: active travel solutions, transport strategies, and Government funding applications, master planning, access support and development planning.\nSome typical responsibilities within this role will include include:\nSupporting senior colleagues within the Mobility Business to further develop and expand our work with clients across the UK. \nSupport in the management of the Basingstoke team, both technically and pastorally. Responsibility for attending resourcing meetings, securing team workload and maintaining utilisation expectations.\nLeading and/or managing a broad range of transport planning projects, with responsibility for project team management and collaboration, budgeting, programming and technical excellence.\nMaking an active contribution to four key pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence) and supporting the Pillar Leads in these roles.\nLeading and supporting in the preparation of bids, fee proposals and project programmes.\nAttending and presenting at internal and external technical knowledge sharing events.\nSupervising junior colleagues in undertaking technical tasks and coaching them in acquiring new skills.\nWorking in a large multi-disciplinary office with access to a range of people at a similar career stage across a variety of fields.\nThe role is based in our Basingstoke office, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working.\nYour Team\nOur Basingstoke Mobility team includes transport planning, modelling and engineering professionals who work on an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross sector projects for a range of public and private sector clients. This includes a range of active travel solutions, transport strategies, and Government funding applications, master planning, access support and development planning. These projects are not locked to the Basingstoke locality with support offered all across the south, Wales and internationally whilst working closely with our planning, infrastructure design, structures and environmental teams.\nOur local and regional pipeline of work is extensive, and the successful applicant will help us to deliver a challenging and exciting pipeline of work for a range of regional clients including Local Authorities and private companies across a range of sectors.\nYou will be supported by senior members of the Mobility Team and by our virtual UK wide specialist teams, including industry leading experts. 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Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.\nImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.\nJoin our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.\nWith us, you can. 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