Associate Director - Transport Planning (Major Projects)

WSP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK invites an Associate Director to join the Transport and Mobility Team with flexible location across the UK, including Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on transport planning and traffic engineering on nationally significant projects, with a hybrid working policy.

You will collaborate across civil design, environment, infrastructure planning, and project management, leading key proposals and mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience managing transport assessments for major projects.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in hybrid/virtual settings.
• Experience engaging stakeholders across authorities and transport bodies.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Strong numerical, spatial and analytical skills with MS Office.
• Excellent knowledge of transport policy at local, regional and national levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical management and commercial responsibility for our transport work on major infrastructure programmes and lead the co-ordination of new proposals.
• Contribute to the development of medium / long term growth strategies and trend forecasts to inform future business investment and direction.
• Lead cross discipline collaboration by example and improve opportunities for intra-business connectivity across the UK and beyond.
• Take personal responsibility for wellbeing, health and safety and act as a role model for direct reports and project staff.
• Keep up to date with relevant standards and policies
• Raise WSP profile by networking, social media and attending conferences as required.

Skills

Transport planning

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Hybrid collaboration

Analytical thinking

Tools

MS Office

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

We have an opportunity for an Associate Director to join our Transport and Mobility Team. There is flexibility around the location of this role, with potential WSP home offices being our Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle offices. WSP's hybrid working policy will allow for a mix of in-office and home working.

In this strategic role you will work alongside colleagues across the UK providing transport planning and traffic engineering services on nationally significant infrastructure projects across England, Scotland and Wales. You will work across WSP as part of a wider multi-disciplinary offering on major projects, collaborating with our sector leading teams across civil design, environment, infrastructure planning, advisory and project and programme management. You will have a focus on critical UK sectors including energy, water, defence, health and transport.

This is a varied role, but responsibilities will include:

• Lead technical management and take commercial responsibility for our transport work on major infrastructure programmes and projects and lead the co-ordination of new proposals.
• Contribute to the development of medium / long term growth strategies and trend forecasts to inform future business investment and direction.
• Lead cross discipline collaboration by example and improve opportunities for intra-business connectivity across the UK and beyond.
• Take personal responsibility for wellbeing, health and safety and act as a role model for direct reports and project staff.
• Keep up to date with relevant standards and policies
• Raise WSP profile by networking, social media and attending conferences as required.

To find out more about our Transport Planning business follow the link below to discover what awaits you at WSP:https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/transport-planning

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in managing and coordinating all aspects of transport assessments, management strategies and infrastructure design advice for major and/or complex projects.
• Experience of delivering multi-disciplinary projects and successfully engaging large teams in a hybrid/ virtual environment.
• Experience engaging stakeholders at various levels including: local highway and planning authorities, planning inspectorate, DfT, other transport bodies and local communities.
• Effective communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, adaptability to navigate change and strong negotiation, collaboration and organisational skills.
• Strong numerical, spatial, and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools.
• Excellent knowledge of current transport policy at sub-regional, regional and national level and knowledge of planning consent processes.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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