WSP

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Principal Transport/Development Planner

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Job Summary

Join the Development team in Scotland as a Principal Development Planner, providing day-to-day technical transport planning input across commercial, retail, and residential projects. Lead transport planning work including Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, parking strategies, and sustainable/active travel provision, using guidance such as NPPF and Manual for Streets. Support clients through planning processes, contribute to masterplans, perform traffic and junction modeling (Junctions 10, Linsig), and mentor Early Career Professionals while taking on project management responsibilities.

Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

•Work on development planning projects for private and public sector clients, supporting transport and parking strategy development and scheme development through the planning process.
•Lead technical transport planning inputs across projects, including transport strategies, inputs into masterplans, and support with Expert Witness evidence.
•Prepare traffic flow information for Transport Assessments and/or Environmental Statements and manage junction capacity modelling using Junctions 10 and Linsig.
•Provide project management and leadership on small to medium scale projects and support senior colleagues on complex multi-disciplinary projects.
•Mentor Early Career Professionals and share technical knowledge within the team and with stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience leading technical work across Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport, and active travel provision using relevant guidance (e.g., NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets).
•Experience preparing traffic flow information for use in Transport Assessments and/or Environmental Statements.
•Hands-on experience setting up and running junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, including understanding inputs, outputs, and scenario testing.
•Ability to undertake project management on small to medium scale projects (e.g., budget planning, resource planning, invoicing).
•Capability to undertake and/or supervise conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals) and confidently communicate with clients and stakeholders.

Skills:CommunicationMentoringProject managementLeadershipClient collaboration

Tech Stack:Junctions 10LinsigExcelWord

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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