Principal Transport Planner (Development)

Apex Contracting Co.; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Transport Planner to join their dynamic Development Planning team in Guildford. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, including commercial and residential developments, while developing transport strategies and supporting expert witness evidence. The company values work-life balance, inclusivity, and professional development, providing a hybrid working environment that allows flexibility. If you are passionate about transport planning and want to make a meaningful impact in your community, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Health and wellbeing program

Flexible working arrangements

Development and training opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Significant post-graduate experience in transport planning.
• Experience in leading technical transport planning work.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical transport planning for development projects.
• Mentor Early Career Professionals and manage project delivery.

Skills

Transport Assessments

Travel Plans

Access Strategy Work

Parking Strategies

Sustainable Transport

Active Travel Provision

Junction Capacity Modelling

Project Management

Communication Skills

Excel and Word

Education

Degree in Transport Planning or related field

Chartered status in a transport-related discipline

Tools

Junctions 10

Linsig

Job description

In today’s world, it’s important to work for a company that has a clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move, it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned with your values and goals, a place where you can belong. Our Development Planning team is seeking a Principal Transport Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Guildford. 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 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 remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

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 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part-time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training are important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training, or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

#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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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.

1. 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;
2. Expertise in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement;
3. Expertise in the setup and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing;
4. Experience of project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects;
5. Capability of carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals);
6. Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals, and other project stakeholders;
7. Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise;
8. Expertise in day-to-day software packages such as Excel and Word;
9. Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients;
10. You will be an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands-on post-graduate experience.
11. Ideally, you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport-related discipline.

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