Adam Seddon

An early-career transport planner with consultancy experience within various areas of transport planning, including:

• Transport Reports, covering Transport Assessments/Statements, Feasibility Studies, Construction Traffic Management Plans, Highway Notes, Various Technical Notes, amongst others.
• Produced Travel Plans and Travel Information Packs (Commercial and Residential) for the Travel Planning Coordination Team, including Monitoring Strategies, Travel Surveys, and marketing/promotion of sustainable travel.
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), ES Traffic & Transport Chapters, Assessment of Effects (IEMA), as well as experience with Irish/European EIARs.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills (QGIS & ArcGIS), particularly for Accessibility Analysis Isochrones (TRACC).
• Traffic Modelling exposure, with experience in Junctions 11, TRICS, TEMPRO, alongside understanding of LINSIG & VISSIM.
• Commissioned and analysed traffic surveys to gather essential data., parking studies and also conducted a parking beat survey on site.
• Strategy & Policy Research for Local Councils, consisting of Local Plan Research/Corridor Study, Bus Demand Forecasting, School & Hospital Traffic Management, & similar.

Beyond specific field-related skills, productivity and efficiency in the workplace are enhanced by:

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft and Google software (Word/Docs, Excel/Sheets, Teams/Workspace, etc...).
• Maintained a comprehensive personal Central Workspace to enhance productivity and work effectiveness, tracking project activity, tasks, and professional development while facilitating regular discussions with line managers.
• Visual presentation skills & attention to detail, reflected in polished GIS mapping adherence to branding guidelines and creative, clean formatting and structure whilst still applying creativity.

The Graduate Training Course enhanced workplace skills through a number of modules covering:

• Formal, social and experimental learning approaches.
• Effective work habits – stress, overcoming challenges, productivity, task and emotional management.
• Social Styles behavioural model.
• Planning for success – collaboration and stakeholder engagement, supporting and contributing to change, personal goals, current work, development objectives.
• Training review presentation, reflecting how these modules impacted my daily role.
• Promoted new training as an Early Careers Advocate, contributing to development and improvement of early careers training for employees.

• Sustained 91% customer satisfaction by applying corporate conflict-resolution standards consistently.
• Owned venue operations through stock inventory control and shift lock-ups at Haus Fallowfield.
• Coordinated event catering for 70 guests at Bar Pop to deliver service smoothly.
• Various roles as a Waiter, Bartender and Floor Staff in the following venues: Chatsworth House Estate | H's Boutique Hotel | Bakewell Pudding Parlour | The Packhorse Inn | 42s Nightclub | Escape to Freight Island | Hard Rock Cafe | Haus Cafe & Bar | Bar Pop Canal Street
• Through these hospitality roles I have:
• Developed interpersonal communication, team collaboration, and time management skills under high pressure, supporting effective client interactions in consultancy work.