Senior / Principal Transport Planner - Major Projects

WSP; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Thrive programme

Gymflex scheme

Virtual GP service

Job summary

WSP in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to support a growing portfolio of major projects across energy, water, defence, healthcare and highways.

You will work with colleagues across the UK delivering transport and traffic infrastructure, including NSIPs and DCOs, from our Newcastle office with hybrid working and opportunities to balance time between office and home.

Qualifications

• Experience of Scoping Reports, Transport Assessments and Environmental Statement Transport Chapters.
• Experience delivering transport planning projects and knowledge of relevant guidelines and standards.
• Familiarity with Local Authority Transport Plans and Strategies; experience in transport feasibility studies and business cases.
• Strong numerical, spatial, and analytical skills; working knowledge of MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Environmental Statement Transport Chapters, Construction Traffic Management Plans and Travel Plans.
• Leading technical discussions around site accessibility for a wide range of modes and mitigations for planning approvals.
• Collaborating with noise, air quality, ecology, and highway teams in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Upskilling to work across other transport workstreams such as communications and engagement.
• Working in a collaborative client/consultant environment and representing our values.
• Keeping up to date with relevant standards and policies; networking and attending conferences.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, and technical standards.

Skills

Numerical skills

Spatial analysis

Analytical skills

Client communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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.

About your role...

WSP’s Transport Planning & Mobility team is growing, and we are now looking for a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join us to support our growing range of major projects across sectors including energy, water, defence, healthcare and strategic highways.

In this role you will work alongside colleagues across the UK in the delivery of transport, traffic and related infrastructure projects, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and Development Consent Orders (DCOs).

The role is based in WSP's Newcastle office, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working. If you would like a conversation about this opportunity before submitting an application then please contact [e-mail] to arrange a call.

To support ongoing sustainability, the role includes:

• Undertaking 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.
• Leading 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.
• Working in a multi‑disciplinary environment and taking a proactive approach in working with adjacent disciplines, such as noise and air quality, ecology, and highway teams.
• Being flexible and upskilling your knowledge to enable you to work across other transport workstreams such as communications and engagement, to support a sustainable and balanced workflow for the local team.
• Working in a collaborative client/consultant environment and representing our values when delivering the work for our clients.
• Keeping up to date with relevant standards and policies; raising WSP’s profile by networking and occasionally attending conferences.
• Ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, and required technical standards.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience of Scoping Reports, Transport Assessments and Environmental Statement Transport Chapters.
• Experience of delivering transport planning projects and knowledge of relevant guidelines and standards.
• Familiarity with Local Authority Transport Plans and Strategies would be beneficial, as would experience in transport feasibility studies, option assessment reports and providing inputs into transport related business cases.
• Strong numerical, spatial, and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools.
• Ability to produce project reports, including technical documents to a high technical standard.
• Ability to communicate technical arguments to technical and non-technical clients, and present outputs from studies to range of audiences.
• Knowledge of current transport policy at sub-regional, regional and national level.

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 & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied 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 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.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. 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.

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.

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.