Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Development /Transport Planner
Provide transport planning support for development projects, including assessments & strategies.
Job Highlights
About the Role
You will provide day‑to‑day technical transport‑planning input on development projects, collaborating with peers and senior colleagues across the Development Planning team and the wider WSP business. The position offers the opportunity to develop project‑management and commercial skills while leading transport‑planning contributions on selected projects with support from the wider team. • Conduct transport assessments, travel plans, access and parking strategies, and sustainable/active travel provision using NPPF, DfT TA guidelines and Manual for Streets. • Prepare traffic flow data for Transport Assessments or Environmental Statements. • Operate junction capacity modelling software (e.g., Junctions 10, Linsig) and perform scenario testing. • Produce conceptual junction designs, including priority layouts, roundabouts and signal schemes. • Communicate effectively with clients, project teams, co‑professionals and stakeholders. • Share technical knowledge and mentor colleagues. • Lead transport‑planning input on projects, developing project‑management and commercial skills.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸transport assessments
- ▸traffic data
- ▸junction modelling
- ▸conceptual design
- ▸client communication
- ▸mentoring
What You Bring
The successful candidate will demonstrate technical expertise in transport assessments, travel plans, access strategies, parking strategies and sustainable/active travel provision, and be familiar with guidance such as the NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines and the Manual for Streets. Strong communication abilities, proficiency in Excel, Word and junction‑capacity modelling tools, and a willingness to share knowledge with colleagues are also required. • Use day‑to‑day software such as Excel and Word proficiently.
Requirements
- ▸excel
- ▸word
- ▸transport assessments
- ▸travel plans
- ▸junction modelling
- ▸communication
Benefits
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP you can leverage a global scale, contribute to landmark projects and collaborate with the brightest minds, while embracing curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. The company offers a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. WSP is a global engineering and professional services firm with more than 69,000 employees, committed to positive, long‑lasting community impact through innovation, integrity and inclusion. The company promotes work‑life balance with hybrid working, flexible hours, inclusive employee resource groups, comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes, and robust development opportunities through training, mentoring and chartership support. • Hybrid working: two days remote per week with office collaboration. • Flexible “WSP My Hour” for personal activities and additional flexible/part‑time working options. • Health & wellbeing support via Thrive programme, Virtual GP, Gymflex discounts and menopause support. • Professional development through training, mentoring and chartership support.
Work Environment
Hybrid