An exciting opportunity has arisen to meet the growing portfolio of projects within one of the UK’s leading independent consultancies. PJA is a specialist design practice with an integrated approach to Transport, Placemaking and Engineering. Our holistic approach ensures both innovative and deliverable design solutions and supports our vision to create better places through great design.

We established our Manchester presence a little over three years ago and, in that time, we have become a key player on the local transport planning scene across the North of England with a growing portfolio of clients and projects. Our work includes active travel projects, placemaking schemes, development-related transport planning, transport strategy advice, and the development of transport business cases.

The role will require working across a range of different projects although the focus will initially be on meeting our commitments on active travel and placemaking projects which are located across a wide spread of geographies.

Our ideal candidate

Our ideal candidate will be educated to degree level or above and will have experience of delivering and project managing small to medium sized commissions with both public and private sector clients with only minimal supervision required. As a confident communicator verbally and in writing, they will be required to present and communicate their ideas clearly and concisely both internally and also to a wide range of external audiences.

Ideally, the applicant should be able to demonstrate a strong interest in sustainable transport including active travel and have evidence of transport strategy development and / or network planning and/or designing infrastructure at differing levels of granularity – although detailed design expertise is not required for this position. We welcome candidates from both the private and public sectors to apply for this position.

They will also have:

• Experience in the production of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans
• Experience of undertaking access feasibility studies and design
• Knowledge and experience of applying design guidance such as LTN 1/20, DMRB, Manual for Streets
• An understanding of the planning process in England
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write high-quality reports
• Experience of contributing to bids and financial proposals
• Experience of working with public interest groups and local elected members in some capacity
• Project Management experience of smaller commissions

We are looking for a Strategic thinker who is able to apply design standards effectively, someone who is a team player but can operate largely without supervision.

Rewards and Benefits

As a member of the PJA team, you can expect:

• An attractive and modern working environment with good accessibility by all modes of transport
• The opportunity to progress quickly within the firm
• A wide range of challenging projects
• Ongoing support, training and mentoring from senior professionals within the business with a real commitment from senior management towards personal and professional development

We also offer an attractive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive salary
• 25 Days annual leave plus the ability to purchase additional days
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Option to participate in the Company Share Ownership scheme
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Techscheme
• Payment of professional subscription
• Membership of our group pension scheme
• Life Assurance

How to Apply

If you would like to be considered for this role, then please email your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].

Please ensure you state the role you are applying for in the email subject.