WSP UK

Senior Transport Planner, Active Travel, Basingstoke or Southampton

Job Description

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2023 and beyond…

To find out more about our Transport business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/services/transport-planning

Your new role, what's involved?

• Delivering and evaluating active travel and sustainable mobility projects. These will vary in both scale and nature, making for a varied workload and being active on multiple projects at any given time;
• Assisting with developing proposals and bids for future work;
• Project management of smaller projects and collaborative team working on larger projects;
• Helping train and mentor the annual intake of new graduates and apprentices into the team.

YOUR TEAM

The Basingstoke Transport team has twenty plus members of all grades/levels of experience. We are a friendly team that promotes flexible working.

We work for both the private and public sector ranging from private house builders to local authorities to National Highways and the Department for Transport.

WSP Transport are excited to have been recently successful in being awarded the Active Travel England and Inspections Framework for the Department for Transport.

Locally, we have experts in Active Travel, Net Zero and Business Cases as well as Development Planning, Development Management and Transport Policy. There are great opportunities to get involved in projects in all these skill areas and also with like minded teams within Transport across the UK.

This role is based in either the Southampton or Basingstoke office

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• A relevant Degree (Geography, Civil Engineering, Town Planning etc);
• Experience as a Transport Planner or Senior Transport Planner with solid post graduate experience;
• Solid written and verbal communication/presentation skills;
• Technical competence sufficient to mentor others and share knowledge;
• Understanding of contemporary active travel policy and scheme design guidance, and being able to convert that understanding into practical solutions for our clients;
• Experience of working to time and budget constraints;
• Experience of management responsibilities e.g. line management or supervision of junior staff on projects.

Candidates will have technical competencies that include experience from amongst the following:

• Developing strategic plans for active travel infrastructure, such as LCWIPs
• Planning and forecasting tools, such as PCT and CyIPT
• GIS tools and analysis
• Active travel route auditing
• Developing active travel scheme concept designs
• Undertaking scheme appraisal and developing/supporting business cases
• Stakeholder engagement and communication activities.

What's in it for you?

• Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

• Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers. At work we celebrate integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people come together and do great things.

Our VIBE (LGBT + employee), Women in Leadership, CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity), WSP Connect (visible and non-visible disabilities) and our Gender Balance Group help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential. Belonging@WSP.

• Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

• Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time working where required, and new for 2023, is the ability to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

Apply now and be the future of WSP!

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

How to Apply

Please follow the link below to apply:

https://apply5.lumessetalentlink.com/apply-app/pages/application-form?jobId=PA4FK026203F3VBQB8N6GLOHN-131008