Senior Transport Planner
WSP in India
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Job summary
WSP India is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to support our Transport Planning and Mobility team across Noida, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, working with our Middle East discipline on multi-disciplinary modelling and corridor developments.
The role involves delivering projects from feasibility to construction, writing technical reports, coordinating with clients, and mentoring junior staff in a collaborative, hybrid work environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's and master's in transport planning/engineering.
- Experience with transport modelling tools (VISUM, CUBE).
- Strong MS Excel skills and numerical ability.
- Ability to write high-quality technical reports.
- Experience with GIS (ArcGIS).
- Ability to work both independently and in a team.
- Experience on international projects is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Support delivery of a diverse transport planning portfolio.
- Contribute to business cases, transport assessments and network studies.
- Assess impacts of developments and advise on infrastructure improvements.
- Prepare client-facing technical reports and documentation.
- Assist with project contracts, scope and resource planning.
- Mentor junior team members and support career development.
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Job description
We are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to support our Transport Planning and Mobility team in Noida/Mumbai/Bengaluru to work alongside our Middle East discipline. Middle East transport team offers clients a wide range of multi-disciplinary services including strategic planning of greenfield and brownfield area master planning, transportation corridor developments such as highways, bridges and tunnels, public transport systems, regional / strategic transport modelling (VISUM, CUBE), transport modelling of local networks (VISSIM, SYNCHRO, SIDRA, HCS) and, pedestrian modelling (LEGION, VISWALK).
We are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to support our Transport Planning and Mobility team in Noida/Mumbai/Bengaluru to work alongside our Middle East discipline. Middle East transport team offers clients a wide range of multi-disciplinary services including strategic planning of greenfield and brownfield area master planning, transportation corridor developments such as highways, bridges and tunnels, public transport systems, regional / strategic transport modelling (VISUM, CUBE), transport modelling of local networks (VISSIM, SYNCHRO, SIDRA, HCS) and, pedestrian modelling (LEGION, VISWALK).
The successful candidate will be working in a team environment to develop and deliver projects through various stages of design from feasibility to planning/detailed design and onto construction.
Support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of transport planning projects across the business.
- Opportunities to contribute to a range of projects, including business cases, transport assessments, strategic network studies, development control, consultations, active travel strategies, public transport studies, research, travel behavior change initiatives, etc.
- Assess the transportation impacts of proposed developments and provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements, prioritizing active and sustainable transport modes.
- Fulfill a technical role across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring a challenging and engaging workload.
- Conduct technical reviews to maintain the highest quality standards in project deliverables.
- Prepare high-quality, client-facing technical reports and documentation for active travel and transport planning schemes.
- Understand project contracts and scope, ensuring deliverables align with client expectations.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues, collaborating across teams and disciplines to deliver joint projects effectively.
- Ensure the timely and budget-conscious delivery of high-quality project outcomes.
- Support line managers in resource planning, identifying and escalating concerns related to workload or utilization as needed.
- Provide feedback to line managers on team performance and professional development needs.
- Identify, assess, and manage technical project risks in collaboration with the line manager.
- Contribute to the company’s sustainability initiatives through transport planning strategies.
- Actively participate in team and project meetings, providing valuable insights and expertise.
- Take responsibility for line management duties, including mentoring, coaching, and supporting the career development of junior team members.
Key Competencies / Skills
- Bachelor's Degree with Master's in Transport Planning/Transportation Engineering.
- Good understanding of master planning principles, transit-oriented developments, micromobility planning and sustainable transportation systems
- Understanding of the technical transport planning environment
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, especially in MS Excel
- Ability to write high-quality technical reports
- Capable of working both independently and within a team
- Strong written communication skills
- Good understanding of geometric design principles, urban roadways design principles and highway components.
- Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools such as ArcGIS.
- 6-10 years of experience as a transport planner
- Experience working for international projects in Middle East is beneficial but not essential.
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.
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