Senior Transport Planner — Lead on Sustainable Mobility

WSP; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Southampton is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport Planning Team. You will mentor and provide technical guidance across public and private sector projects, delivering a broad range of transport planning outputs and assisting with DCOs and environmental studies.

You will contribute to development planning, business cases, freight, sustainable transport schemes, and EV charging procurements while managing client relationships and leading project delivery across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering transport planning outputs for private and public sectors.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK transport policies, legislations and planning processes.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with MS Excel and transport data analysis.
• Ability to produce technical and non-technical public reports and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with clients and stakeholders.
• Project management experience including fee proposals and delivering projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day delivery of a range of transport planning projects.
• Lead development of feasibility studies and options appraisals.
• Prepare Transport Statements, Assessments, Travel Plans, EIAs, Parking and Access studies.
• Lead Development Consent Order applications for NSIPs.
• Manage client relationships and collaborate with internal and external teams.
• Take on project management duties including budgets and schedules.
• Engage with stakeholders and lead design team liaison.

Skills

Transport planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

MS Office / Excel

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Tools

TRICS

Junction analysis tools

Job description

WSP in Southampton is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport Planning Team. You will mentor and provide technical guidance across public and private sector projects, delivering a broad range of transport planning outputs and assisting with DCOs and environmental studies.

You will contribute to development planning, business cases, freight, sustainable transport schemes, and EV charging procurements while managing client relationships and leading project delivery across the UK.