Associate Transport Planner (Development)

WSP; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Edinburgh is seeking an Associate Transport Planner to join our Development Planning team. You will lead the technical transport planning input on development projects spanning commercial, retail and residential proposals, and support with strategy development and expert witness evidence.

You will also mentor Early Career Professionals, engage in project management and leadership, and help grow our multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective transport planning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical work on Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies and related guidance.
• Expertise in preparing traffic flow information for Transport Assessments and Environmental Statements.
• Expertise in setup and running of junction capacity modelling software (Junctions 10, Linsig) and scenario testing.
• Experience of project management (budget, resources, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects.
• Capability of supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals).
• Strong communication skills to lead discussions with clients and project teams.
• Ability to mentor Early Career Professionals in technical areas.
• Proficiency with Excel and Word in day-to-day tasks.
• Growing professional network of colleagues and clients.
• You are an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with post graduate experience.
• Ideally Chartered status in a transport discipline.

Responsibilities

• You will lead the day-to-day technical transport planning input into Development planning projects, with project management and leadership duties and mentoring for Early Career Professionals.
• Lead transport planning input into small to medium scale projects and work with senior colleagues on delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects; develop commercial skills and network for Business Development.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Mentoring

Communication

Traffic modelling

Excel

Client liaison

Business development

Education

Chartered engineer status (desirable)

Tools

Junctions 10

LINSIG

Excel

Word

Job description

Role Overview

Our Development Planning team is seeking an Associate Transport Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Edinburgh. The role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework Representations, developing transport strategies, and supporting with Expert Witness evidence. We support private sector clients with taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, business cases, and scheme development. The team works closely with our Highways, Services, Structures and Environmental teams, as part of our teams remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.

Responsibilities

You will be leading the day to day technical transport planning input into Development planning projects, alongside performing a project management and leadership role on projects where appropriate. This will include mentoring our Early Career Professionals to assist you in the delivery of projects.

Leading our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects, and working with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects. Further developing your existing commercial skills, and growing your professional network to assist with Business Development.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets;
• Expertise in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement;
• Expertise in the set up and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing;
• Experience of project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects;
• Capability of carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals);
• Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders;
• Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise;
• Expertise in day to day software packages such as Excel and Word;
• Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients;
• You will be an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands on post graduate experience.
• Ideally you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport related discipline.