Lead Transport Planning & Active Mobility Projects

WSP in the UK & Ireland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Two days per week from home

Flexible working

Office network across the UK

Training and mentoring

Job summary

WSP is seeking transport planners to lead and deliver a range of transport planning projects across the UK & Ireland. You will work within the Transport & Mobility team to shape strategy, policies and plans and coordinate with local authorities and clients.

You will manage multi‑disciplinary tasks, secure work, lead assessments and contribute to the team’s growth while working in a flexible, hybrid environment across modern offices in the UK.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience in managing and coordinating all aspects of transport assessments and strategies for major and/or complex projects.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 collaboratively with our other WSP specialists to deliver multi‑disciplinary projects from concept to delivery.
• Provide specific support in securing and delivering work for our diverse local client portfolio.
• Undertake transport statements, transport assessments, environmental statement transport chapters, construction traffic management plans and travel plans, including playing a hands‑on role in client and local authority scoping discussions.
• Lead technical discussions around the accessibility of project / construction sites for a wide range of modes and articulate the impacts and mitigations required to support planning approvals.
• Undertake a lead role on technical review and checking of deliverables within the team.
• Work in a collaborative client/consultant environment and represent our values when delivering the work for our clients.
• Make an active contribution to WSP’s four pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence) and support our Leads in these roles.

Skills

Active travel

Public transport

Transport programme development

Business case development

Strategy development

Local authority engagement

Project management

Stakeholder presentations

Commercial acumen

Job description

WSP is seeking transport planners to lead and deliver a range of transport planning projects across the UK & Ireland. You will work within the Transport & Mobility team to shape strategy, policies and plans and coordinate with local authorities and clients.

You will manage multi‑disciplinary tasks, secure work, lead assessments and contribute to the team’s growth while working in a flexible, hybrid environment across modern offices in the UK.