Senior/ Principal Transport Planner

WSP; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior or Principal Transport Planner in Cambridge, where you'll manage transport planning projects, contribute to diverse multidisciplinary teams, and support the growth of innovative transport solutions. This role offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional development and chartership.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning, scheme development, and business case development.
• Strong numerical skills and knowledge of transport policies and legislation.
• Project management experience with client interaction and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Managing transport planning projects and team collaboration.
• Preparing bids, fee proposals, and project programmes.
• Coaching early career professionals and supporting project delivery.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Project Management

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

TRICS

Junctions 10

LinSig

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 to recruit a Senior or Principal Transport Planner (dependent upon experience) to join our Transport Planning team in our Cambridge office. The typical day-to-day responsibilities include the following:

• Managing a range of small to medium sized transport planning projects, with responsibility for project team management and collaboration, budgeting, programming and technical excellence.
• Making an active contribution to our four pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence) and supporting our Leads in these roles.
• Identifying and developing further opportunities with existing clients.
• Supporting Project Managers and Directors in the preparation of bids, fee proposals and project programmes.
• Attending and presenting at internal and external technical knowledge sharing events.
• Supervising our early career professionals in undertaking technical tasks and coaching them in acquiring new skills.
• Working in a large multi-disciplinary office with access to a range of people at a similar career stage across a variety of fields.
• Working as part of a team, supporting the growth of our Mobility team in Cambridge and more broadly across our network of offices.
• Being present in the office (hybrid working) to collaborate with colleagues and help develop, coach and support junior team members.

YOUR TEAM

Our Cambridge Mobility Team consists of transport planning and modelling professionals who work on a diverse portfolio of multidisciplinary and cross-sector projects for both public and private sector clients. These projects include business case development, public and active travel solutions, transport strategies, master planning, access support, and development planning. While our primary focus is on the East of England, we also provide support for projects across the UK and internationally, collaborating closely with our planning, infrastructure design, structures, and environmental teams.

With a strong local and regional pipeline of work, the successful applicant will play a key role in delivering an exciting and challenging range of projects for regional clients, including Local Authorities, Mayoral Combined Authorities, Local Delivery Bodies and Sub-National Transport Bodies.

You will be supported by senior members of the Mobility Team as well as our virtual UK-wide specialist teams, which include industry-leading experts. We embrace a flexible working approach that aligns with individual lifestyles and commitments, prioritising employee well-being.

Our multidisciplinary Cambridge office accommodates approximately 100 desks and is conveniently located for both he city centre and Cambridge Railway Station.

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

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in some or all the following areas of transport planning: scheme development (active travel, public transport and highways-based solutions), business case development, transport strategies and appraisal and development planning.
• Experience leading the development of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans to a high standard for a variety of development types.
• The ability to work effectively at both strategic and detailed levels, with up-to-date knowledge transport policies and legislations, national and local authority design standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets, Active Travel Act Guidance) and planning processes applicable to the UK.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools, excel spreadsheets, transport data analysis and presentation, GIS software packages (ArcGIS, QGIS, TRACC, PODARIS) and transportation software including TRICS and junction modelling programmes (Junctions 10 and LinSig).
• Familiarity with strategic and microsimulation models would be advantageous.
• Ability to produce technical project reports and accessible non-technical public reports and presentations for a range of clients and stakeholders to a high technical standard.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate confidently with clients, stakeholders, team members and present at meetings, workshops and public forums.
• Project management experience, with the ability to review client briefs and tenders, develop and contribute to fee proposals and lead project delivery including supervising workloads, task delegation, supporting junior staff and managing client expectations.
• Have a sound commercial awareness including effective financial management.

If not already achieved, you will be expected to work towards chartership with a professional institution.

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.

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