Transport Planner / Assistant Transport Planner

WSP; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Transport Planner or Assistant Transport Planner for our Guildford team with hybrid working. You will contribute to transport strategies, policies and business cases across modes, supporting multi-disciplinary projects from inception to delivery.

Join a wide range of projects for local authorities and private clients, with opportunities to collaborate with Net Zero and Future Mobility growth areas. Guildford-based role, hybrid in-office plus home working.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport and mobility planning and data analysis.
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients.
• Familiarity with TRICS, Junction 10 and LinSIG.
• Understanding of project management across multi-disciplinary projects.
• Creative and innovative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals, delivering high quality outputs.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver large projects from concept to delivery.
• Supporting business development and securing work for local clients.
• Contributing to the financial performance of projects and the team.
• Contributing to WSP's four pillars: People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Expertise.

Skills

Transport planning

Mobility planning

Data analysis

Report writing

Client communication

Public sector experience

Creative thinking

Tools

TRICS

Junction 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…

WSP's Transport & Mobility team are looking to recruit a Transport Planner or an Assistant Transport Planner to join our team in Guildford, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working.

As a Transport Planner at WSP you will have the opportunity to support a wide range of transport projects across the business. You will work across modes to develop transport strategies, policies and business cases, and support the development of transport programmes and projects from inception through to completion. This is a varied role with responsibilities including:

• Contributing to a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals (both technical and commercial inputs,) and delivering high quality outputs in line with client requirements.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team;working with our other WSP service lines to deliver large multi-disciplinary projects from concept to delivery.
• Playing a supporting role in securing and delivering work for our diverse local client portfolio.
• Contribute to the financial performance of your projects and to the commercial performance of our team.
• Making an active contribution to WSP's four key pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Expertise).

You will have an opportunity to work collaboratively with our Net Zero, Future Mobility and Freight growth areas on a range of innovative strategies for our public sector clients, as well as our extensive range of expertise practice groups, including Public Transport, Active Travel and Transport Communications.

Your Team

We undertake a wide range of transport planning technical work for our clients, as well as having an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross-sector services, including: active travel solutions; public transport network planning; scheme development and appraisal; business case development and Government funding applications for all types of transport schemes.

Our clients include Local Authorities, National Government Organisations and orgainsations in the private sector. This provides our staff with the opportunity to work in a range of roles, across multiple disciplines, and realise their career aspirations, whatever they may be.

We have a strong regional pipeline of work and the successful applicant will help us to deliver challenging and exciting work for a range of regional and national clients.

The team are based in Guildford - in London Square, close to the London Road Train Station in Guildford.

Learn more our WSP's Transport Planning teams here: Transport planning | WSP

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Prior experience in transport and mobility planning and design, and transport data analysis.
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to clients and colleagues.
• Experience of working with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients.
• Experience of software packages such as TRICS, Junction 10 and LinSIG.
• Understanding of project management skills developed across a range of transport and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Creative, innovative mind-set, lateral thinker.

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.