Senior Transport Planner (Development)

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Job Description

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Our Development Planning team is seeking a Senior/Principal Transport Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Birmingham, located in the award winning refurbished office in The Mailbox. WSP are currently engaged on some of the most exciting development projects within the region and the Country and there is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to be part of this.

The team is currently expanding based on a range of projects local and national projects from commercial, retail, logistics, sports, city centre and residential through to the promotion of sites as part of the planning system. This involves the development of flexible transport strategies, that can respond to the fast-changing face of transport and Government policy. We support large FTSE 100 private sector clients, by helping them to take development proposals through the planning process.

We also and support numerous public sector clients with developing innovative transport, business cases, and scheme development. The team works closely with our Transport & Infrastructure teams (who are working on the delivery of several major road and rail schemes), Property and Buildings and Environmental teams, as part of our integrated multi-disciplinary service offering to clients.

To find out more about our Development Planning business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP:

https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/infrastructure-planning-and-consulting

Responsibilities

Leading the day to day technical transport planning input into a wide range of Development planning projects, alongside performing a project management and leadership role on projects where appropriate. This will include mentoring our Early Career Professionals to assist you in the delivery of projects.

Leading our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects, and working with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects. We will help and support you to develop your professional network, project experience and technical ability.

Qualifications

Blend of the below qualifications and the desire and passion to expand them

• Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, , LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets and DMRB.
• Expertise in preparing mobility impact analysis, by all modes, and information for the use in a Transport Assessments and/or Environmental Statements;
• Expertise in the set up and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing;
• An appreciation of more strategic transport modelling.
• Experience of project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects;
• Capability in relation to Transport infrastructure - LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets and DMRB
• Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders;
• Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions planning and highway authorities including National Highways and Active Travel England;
• Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise;
• Expertise in day to day software packages such as Excel and Word;
• Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients;
• You will be an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands on post graduate experience.
• Ideally you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport related discipline.
• An interest in transport innovation

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