Associate Director - Transport Planning

WSP
Manchester
Full timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Written communication","Verbal communication","Client relationship management","Mentoring","Leadership"]

Lead complex transport planning, spatial planning, and development planning projects across the North of England, including National Highways spatial planning and development management commissions. Provide senior technical direction on Local Plans, infrastructure delivery, and growth strategies, and support major NSIP/DCO workstreams. Act as a senior client interface, lead commercial governance, and line manage the Transport & Mobility team while driving business development and bid activity.

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Associate Director - Transport Planning

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Job Summary

Lead complex transport planning, spatial planning, and development planning projects across the North of England, including National Highways spatial planning and development management commissions. Provide senior technical direction on Local Plans, infrastructure delivery, and growth strategies, and support major NSIP/DCO workstreams. Act as a senior client interface, lead commercial governance, and line manage the Transport & Mobility team while driving business development and bid activity.
Location: Manchester
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead delivery of complex transport planning, spatial planning, and development planning projects across the North of England.
  • •Direct multidisciplinary teams producing transport assessments, transport statements, travel plans, active travel strategies, access strategies, and development mitigation proposals.
  • •Provide senior technical direction on Local Plans, Strategic Development Frameworks, Infrastructure Delivery Plans, Local Transport Plans, and growth strategies.
  • •Lead National Highways spatial planning and development management commissions, including planning application reviews, Local Plan representations, and strategic planning advice.
  • •Act as a senior client interface, lead commercial and project governance, develop scopes/fees/resource plans, manage budgets and risk, and line manage the Transport & Mobility team.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym MembershipPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience in transport planning and/or spatial planning within a consultancy, infrastructure, or public-sector environment.
  • •Demonstrable experience leading development planning projects from feasibility through planning approval and implementation.
  • •Strong understanding of the UK planning system, including Town and Country Planning Act regime, Planning Act 2008 regime, and Local Plan processes.
  • •Proven experience working with Local Planning Authorities, Local Highway Authorities, and key infrastructure stakeholders.
  • •Strong commercial and project management capabilities, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource management.
Skills:Written communicationVerbal communicationClient relationship managementMentoringLeadership
Languages:English

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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