WSP UK

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Region: England - North West
Location: Manchester
Category: Transport planning
Closes: 31 Dec 2018
Salary: Unspecified
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Assistant Transport Planner, Manchester

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Regionally, we operate through our northern offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow. We are seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Transport Planner to provide support to the transportation planning capability in the North West. The person will be based in the Manchester office and will contribute to the delivery of projects for our private sector clients. You will have a good understanding of transport planning, and the versatility to apply your skills in development planning. You will be expected to support the delivery of a wide range of projects to our private sector clients.

CORE FUNCTIONS:

You will be able to demonstrate experience in providing technical support on a diverse range of development planning related projects. You will have good numeracy and communication skills and experience in using Word, Excel and bespoke Transport Planning software. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the wider Transport Planning team through other inputs such as modelling, data analysis, survey planning etc. You can expect to be involved on a number of projects at any given time, so the ability to manage competing priorities is essential.

Qualifications and Work Experience:

  • Degree in relevant spatial or numerical subject, at Grade 2:1 or above;

The following skills are essential:

  • An understanding of transport project development processes;
  • Experience of providing input to transport assessments and statements and travel plans.
  • Understanding of the Development Control process
  • Knowledge and application of traffic modelling (e.g. Junctions 8, Vissim)
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools
  • Ability to produce high quality inputs into project reports, including technical documents;
  • Proven capability to communicate clearly;
  • Ability to work under minimum supervision.

The following skills/qualifications are desirable:

  • Working towards Chartered Engineer/TPP status;
  • Post-graduate degree in Transportation Planning or other relevant subject;
  • Experience of traffic engineering and modelling;
  • Competence in GIS techniques; and
  • Full and clean driving license.

If not already achieved, the candidate will be expected to work towards professional accreditation

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals.

We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services.

With 7,000 talented people in 60 offices across the UK and Ireland, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

Guiding Principles

  • We value our people and our reputation.
  • We are locally dedicated with international scale.
  • We are future-focused and challenge the status quo.
  • We foster collaboration in everything we do.
  • We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

We have the UK’s largest team of development and transport planners, all dedicated to enabling our clients to create viable and deliverable developments which provide lasting social and environmental improvements.

We advise our clients from the earliest stages of development. We can unlock development land previously considered uneconomic or technically challenging, and are proud of our reputation for working with other professional teams to produce cost-effective, integrated solutions. 

Though our pioneering work on applying movement frameworks and street design concepts to masterplans, and our research in transport policy and our intelligent transport system designs, we’re able to create places that respond to the needs of all stakeholders.

We act as strategic advisors and expert witnesses, specialising at all stages from pre-acquisition studies to delivery. Our clients draw on our transport modelling and planning capabilities to deliver evidence to support the planning functions of local authorities and create sustainable transport investment plans.

We also work with the public sector, delivering on policy commitments and funding applications. We create large scale transport models that assist strategic planning decisions and transport investment.

Our interpretation of the latest regulatory requirements, Planning Policy guidelines, knowledge of current best practice and our wealth of technical expertise means we can identify and assess development opportunities that deliver.

How to Apply

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