Senior Transport Planner at WSP

WSP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

WSP in Ireland (Dublin/Naas) is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport & Mobility Planning team. The role offers hybrid working with in-office and home-based days, and involves leading on Irish transport planning projects across multiple modes from inception to completion.

You will work with a range of projects, developing transport strategies, active travel schemes, and business cases, and collaborating with Local Authorities and public sector clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in active travel including delivery of schemes.

Responsibilities

• Support senior management on transport planning projects and proposals, including technical and commercial inputs.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver large projects from concept to delivery.
• Support development of proposals and client engagement.
• Collaborate on transport planning projects across Ireland and UK.
• Contribute to WSP's pillars of People, Clients & Growth, Operations and Expertise.

Skills

Active travel

ABTA process

Business case development

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Client engagement

Sales skills

Chartered status

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Apply for Senior Transport Planner at WSP in Dublin, D, IE. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

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 a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport & Mobility Planning team in Ireland. This role can be based from either WSP's Dublin or Naas offices, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working. As a Senior Transport Planner you will support on a range of transport projects across the WSP business with the potential to lead on Irish transport planning projects. You will work across modes to develop transport strategies, active travel infrastructure schemes, business cases etc. and support the development of transport programmes and projects from inception through to completion. This is a varied role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the senior management team on a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals (both technical and commercial inputs) leading on project tasks and outputs.
• Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, working with our other WSP service lines to deliver large multi-disciplinary projects from concept to delivery.
• Supporting the senior management team in the development of proposals.
• Working with UK transport and mobility colleagues to deliver transport planning projects across the UK.
• 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 across Ireland and the UK, 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 and business case development. Our clients include Local Authorities and National Government Organisations. 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.

The Ireland transport and mobility team is a new discipline within WSP Ireland therefore, it is an exciting opportunity for ambitious transport planners to join the team to support the company’s growth within Ireland. There will be opportunities to not only undertake technical work but to develop and build skills in client engagement and sales.

We will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in active travel including the delivery of NTA PAG Phase 2-4 schemes
• Experience of developing transport focused strategies, plans and policies including experience of delivering transport plans through the ABTA process.
• Experience of other transport planning fields include business case development, transport assessments, scheme feasibility, concept design etc/.
• Experience of working with Local Authority clients or willingness to develop such experience.
• Experience or willingness to develop client and sales skills including bid writing, client engagement and attendance at local sales events.
• The ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
• Ability to successfully deliver presentations and liaise with a variety of audiences - including colleagues, public sector officials, members of the public and other key project stakeholders.
• Experience or willingness to learn commercial skills including undertaking the role of Project Manager/Assistant Project Manager
• Ability to manage tasks and support wider team management in leading more junior members of the team.
• Working towards Chartered status or other relevant professional qualification e.g. Engineers Ireland, CIHT, TPP, CEng etc.

Why Join Us?

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

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. You have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

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.

Your development

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.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.