WSP UK

A little more about your role…

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join our Transport & Mobility Planning team. This role is based in WSP's Guildford office - in London Square, a short walk from the London Road Train Station in Guildford - with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home-working.

As a Senior / Principal Transport Planner you will take the lead on a range of transport projects across our business. You will work across modes to develop transport strategies, policies and business cases, and support the development of transport programmes and projects from inception through to completion. This is a varied role that will include some of the following responsibilities: 

• Leading on a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals (both technical and commercial inputs).
• Lead and manage tasks as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with our other WSP service lines to deliver large multi-disciplinary projects from concept to delivery.
• Provide specific support in securing and delivering work for our diverse local client portfolio.
• Undertake a lead role on technical review and checking of deliverables within the team.
• Be responsible for the financial performance of your projects and contribute to the commercial performance of our team.
• Support the ongoing development of the junior members of the team, either as a People Manager or a mentor who actively shares knowledge and identifies opportunities to grow and develop the team.
• Make an active contribution to WSP's four key pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Expertise).

You will have an opportunity to work collaboratively with our Net Zero, Future Mobility and Freight growth areas on a range of innovative strategies for our public sector clients, as well as our extensive range of expertise practice groups, including Public Transport, Active Travel and Transport Communications. 

Your Team

We undertake a wide range of transport planning technical work for our clients, as well as having an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross-sector services, including: active travel solutions; public transport network planning; scheme development and appraisal; business case development and Government funding applications for all types of transport schemes.

Our clients include Local Authorities, National Government Organisations and organisations in the private sector. This provides our staff with the opportunity to work in a range of roles, across multiple disciplines, and realise their career aspirations, whatever they may be.

We have a strong regional pipeline of work and the successful applicant will help us to deliver challenging and exciting work for a range of regional and national clients.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in active travel, public transport, transport programme/scheme development and/or business case development.
• Experience of developing transport focused strategies, plans and policies.
• Experience of working with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients.
• The ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
• Ability to successfully deliver presentations and liaise with a variety of audiences - including colleagues, public sector officials, members of the public and other key project stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage tasks and support wider team management in leading more junior members of the team.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.