Transport Planner: Active Travel & Mobility (Hybrid)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training & development

Chartership support

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Transport Planner to lead a range of transport planning projects across the region. You will work within the Transport & Mobility team, delivering technical and commercial inputs from concept to delivery, collaborating with other specialists.

The role focuses on active travel, public transport and policy development, with opportunities to engage Local Authorities and clients, shaping sustainable mobility solutions and planning approvals.

Qualifications

• Experience in active travel, public transport, transport programme/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.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals (technical and commercial inputs).
• Lead and manage tasks as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects from concept to delivery.
• Provide support in securing and delivering work for local client portfolios.
• Undertake Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Environmental Statement Transport Chapters and Travel Plans.
• Lead technical review and checking of deliverables within the team.
• Collaborate with clients and other consultants, representing WSP values.

Skills

Active travel

Public transport

Transport planning

Business case development

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Transport Planner to lead a range of transport planning projects across the region. You will work within the Transport & Mobility team, delivering technical and commercial inputs from concept to delivery, collaborating with other specialists.

The role focuses on active travel, public transport and policy development, with opportunities to engage Local Authorities and clients, shaping sustainable mobility solutions and planning approvals.