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Consultant Transport Planner

WSP in the UK & Ireland

Leeds

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Job summary

Join WSP as a Consultant Transport Planner in Leeds and contribute to transport planning projects that shape the future. Engage in active travel initiatives, collaborate with local authorities, and utilize your skills in a supportive environment fostering professional growth. Enjoy balance with flexible work arrangements and diverse opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Health & wellbeing programs

Flexible working hours

Employee resource groups

Professional development and mentoring

Qualifications

Experience in transport scheme feasibility and development.
Knowledge of active and sustainable travel.
Strong communication and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

Support delivery of transport projects focusing on active travel and feasibility studies.
Collaborate with local teams and clients.
Manage tasks as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Transport scheme feasibility

Business case development

Active and sustainable travel

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Professional qualification / chartership

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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.

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 are seeking a Transport Plannerto be based in our Leeds office to support our regional clients.

Support the delivery of our portfolio of projects with a focus on active travel, public transport, transport optioneering and feasibility studies, appraisal and business case development and corridor studies.
Working with the local team and directly with clients to contribute to the successful delivery of projects.
Opportunity to work collaboratively with our Net Zero, Future Mobility, Social Value and other experts on a range of innovative strategies for our public sector clients.
We would support the successful candidate in working towards professional accreditation through our in-house network of mentors.
Managing tasks as part of a multi-disciplinary team and producing high-quality outputs in line with client requirements.
Make a positive contribution to the commercial performance of the team, with the ability to recognise key metrics and understand how individual and project team performance contributes to them.
Make an active contribution to our four key pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence).

Your Team

Our Leeds Transport Planning Team of 20 people sits within a wider team of over 100 transport planning professionals across the North, Midlands and Scotland with close links to our southern transport planning team. We also work closely with our Team Transport colleagues in Strategic Modelling and Liveable Places.

We deliver a wide range of transport planning projects for our clients, as well as an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross-sector services, including (but not limited to): active travel solutions; public transport network planning; scheme development and appraisal; business case development and Government funding applications for all types of transport schemes; economic appraisal; carbon appraisal and management; consultation and engagement, transport strategy and policy development. You may have broad experience that spans across these areas, or you may be a specialist in one or more. We can help you to broaden your experience or deepen your specialist skill areas in line with your career aspirations.

Our local and regional pipeline of work is extensive, and the successful applicant will help us to deliver a challenging and exciting pipeline of work for a range of regional clients, predominantly Combined and Local Authorities.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

Experience in transport scheme feasibility, optioneering and development.
Experience preparing and working with business cases for transport schemes.
Knowledge and practical experience in active and sustainable travel (including public transport).
Confidence in adapting complex information into concise, plain-language summaries.
We are keen to hear from people who hold or who are currently working towards a professional qualification / chartership.
Experience of working with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients.
Experience in advising on, delivering and reporting on social value commitments.
An interest in decarbonisation of transport.
Strong communication skills and the ability to successfully deliver information and presentations to a variety of audiences.
Commercial acumen with the ability to manage tasks to support the wider team and 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.

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 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

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 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#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.

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