Principal Transport Planner

WSP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Transport Planner to join their Manchester office. This role offers the opportunity to lead the delivery of diverse transport planning projects, focusing on active travel and public transport. You will work with a talented team, contributing to strategies that shape the future of transport in the region. With a commitment to decarbonisation, you will play a key role in driving innovative solutions for local authorities and developers. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will help make a positive impact on communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in active travel and public transport scheme development.
• Strong project management skills across multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects focused on active travel and public transport.
• Support work winning and delivery for local client portfolio.

Skills

Active Travel

Public Transport

Project Management

Communication Skills

Microsimulation Modelling

Commercial Acumen

Education

Professional Qualification / Chartership

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…

To find out more about our Transport business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP:https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/transport-planning

We are seeking a Principal Transport Plannerto be based out of our Manchester office to:

• To provide specific support to the work winning and delivery of work for our local client portfolio, notably the Transport for Greater Manchester, Warrington and Lincolnshire Frameworks.
• Lead the delivery of our portfolio of projects with a focus on active travel, public transport, strategy development and business case support
• Leading and 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 Manchester Transport Planning Team sits within a wider team of over 100 transport planning professionals across the North, Midlands and Scotland.

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; 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 but also developers and operators.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in active travel, public transport, 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.
• A strong interest in the decarbonisation agenda.
• Strong project management skills, ideally developed across a broad range of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to successfully deliver presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage tasks and support wider team management in leading more junior members of the team.
• Microsimulation modelling.

We are keen to hear from people who hold or who are currently working towards a professional qualification / chartership

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.

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