WSP

14 hours ago

Principal Transport Planner

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Job Summary

Lead and/or manage a broad range of transport planning projects for public and private sector clients, including active travel solutions, transport strategies, master planning, and access/development planning. Support and collaborate with the Mobility team in Basingstoke, including technical delivery, project budgeting/programming, bids and fee proposals, and presenting at internal and external knowledge-sharing events. Supervise junior colleagues and contribute to multidisciplinary growth across the UK, south, Wales, and internationally.

Location: United Kingdom

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Support senior colleagues in developing and expanding client work across the UK.
•Manage the Basingstoke team technically and pastorally, including resourcing meetings, workload, and utilisation expectations.
•Lead and/or manage transport planning projects, including project team management, collaboration, budgeting, programming, and technical excellence.
•Contribute to People, Clients & Growth, Operations, and Technical Excellence pillars and support pillar leads.
•Supervise junior colleagues, coach skill development, and support preparation of bids, fee proposals, and project programmes.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipPaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Experience working with local authorities on active travel, public transport, scheme development, transport studies, strategies and appraisals (development management, statutory consultation and planning appeals is desirable).
•Experience preparing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans and providing design advice to developers and architects.
•Strong numerical and analytical skills with working knowledge of MS Office and Excel, transport data analysis/presentation, and transportation software including TRICS and junction modelling programmes.
•Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work with clients and stakeholders and present at meetings, workshops, and public forums.
•Project management experience including reviewing briefs and tenders, developing fee proposals, leading delivery, supervising workloads, delegating tasks, and managing client expectations.

Experience:Public sectorPrivate sector

Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsNumerical analysisStakeholder managementProject management

Tech Stack:MS OfficeExcelTRICS

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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