Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Senior / Principal Transport Planner - Manchester
Lead transport planning projects, develop strategies, manage teams and finances.
Job Highlights
About the Role
We are hiring a Senior or Principal Transport Planner for our Manchester office, offering a hybrid schedule that mixes office and home work. In this role you will lead transport projects across multiple modes, develop strategies, policies and business cases, and guide programmes from conception to delivery. • Lead a variety of transport planning projects and proposals, providing both technical and commercial inputs. • Manage tasks within multi‑disciplinary teams and coordinate with other WSP service lines to deliver large projects from concept to completion. • Support acquisition and delivery of work for a diverse local client portfolio. • Conduct technical review and quality checking of team deliverables. • Take responsibility for the financial performance of projects and contribute to the team's commercial success. • Develop junior team members as a people manager or mentor, sharing knowledge and fostering growth. • Contribute actively to WSP's four key pillars: People, Clients & Growth, Operations, and Expertise. • Develop transport‑focused strategies, plans, and policies. • Work effectively with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients. • Manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines. • Deliver presentations and liaise with a range of audiences, including colleagues, public‑sector officials, and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸transport planning
- ▸project delivery
- ▸technical review
- ▸strategy development
- ▸financial management
- ▸client liaison
What You Bring
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in active travel, public transport and transport programme development, be skilled at shaping strategies and policies, and possess the ability to manage multiple projects, deliver presentations to varied audiences and mentor junior staff. • Demonstrate experience in active travel, public transport, and transport programme/scheme development, including design guidance and business case creation. • Exhibit commercial acumen and support wider team management, especially in guiding junior members.
Requirements
- ▸active travel
- ▸public transport
- ▸programme development
- ▸commercial acumen
- ▸team management
- ▸mentoring
Benefits
At WSP you can leverage a global platform to work on landmark projects while collaborating with the brightest minds, fostering curiosity in a culture that values new ideas and diverse perspectives. WSP offers a supportive environment with flexible hybrid working, a focus on work‑life balance through initiatives like "WSP My Hour," comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes, inclusive employee resource groups, and strong development opportunities through training and mentorship. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to an inclusive hiring process, providing adjustments for disabled applicants and encouraging diverse backgrounds to join our global community of over 69,000 professionals. • Hybrid working policy: two days remote per week. • WSP My Hour: one hour daily for personal activities with flexible make‑up time. • Health and wellbeing support via the Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, and Gymflex discounts up to 40%. • Continuous professional development through training, mentoring, and chartership opportunities.
Work Environment
Hybrid