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WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Senior Development / Transport Planner
Senior transport planner delivering development planning studies & managing projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Senior Consultant role is part of the regional Development Team in Newcastle, focusing on transport and civil engineering for development planning, providing specialist advice to private sector and local authority clients on residential, mixed‑use and master‑planning projects. Key duties include delivering concept studies, transport statements, assessments, travel plans, parking and access studies, supporting planning applications, managing client relationships, and ensuring projects are delivered on budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements. The Development Team, a high‑performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit, collaborates with planning, infrastructure, structures, transport and environmental teams across the UK and internationally, delivering services such as site appraisal, strategic planning advice and multidisciplinary design. • Deliver concept studies, transport statements, assessments, travel plans, parking and access studies for development projects. • Provide specialist transport advice to private and local authority clients on residential, mixed‑use and master‑planning schemes. • Collaborate with planning, infrastructure, structures, transport and environmental teams on multidisciplinary projects. • Manage client relationships and ensure high levels of technical competence and client satisfaction. • Ensure projects meet budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements. • Mentor and support junior technical staff across various grades.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸concept studies
- ▸transport statements
- ▸travel plans
- ▸parking studies
- ▸client advice
- ▸project delivery
What You Bring
The successful candidate will hold a numerate degree in Transport, Civil Engineering, Planning or a related field, have extensive transport planning experience, be proficient in junction modelling software, possess strong numeracy and problem‑solving skills, and demonstrate financial, programme and people management capabilities, nearing chartership or equivalent experience. • Hold a numerate degree in Transport, Civil Engineering, Planning or related discipline. • Demonstrated experience leading client engagements and delivering diverse transport planning projects. • Proficient in junction modelling software (e.g., Junctions 9, PICADY, ARCADY, Linsig) and capable of mentoring others. • Strong numerical, problem‑solving and innovative thinking abilities. • Proven financial and programme management experience, including line‑management responsibilities. • Near chartership or equivalent commercial experience.
Requirements
- ▸transport degree
- ▸client leadership
- ▸junction modelling
- ▸problem solving
- ▸financial management
- ▸near chartership
Benefits
WSP offers the chance to work on globally significant projects, collaborate with leading experts, and shape a unique career in a culture that values curiosity, new ideas, and diverse perspectives. WSP promotes work‑life balance with hybrid working, flexible "WSP My Hour" daily, inclusive culture, health and wellbeing programmes, and development opportunities through training, mentoring and chartership support. • Hybrid working policy: two days remote per week with modern office collaboration. • Flexible "WSP My Hour" for personal activities and part‑time/flexible working arrangements. • Health & wellbeing benefits: Thrive programme, virtual GP access, Gymflex discounts, menopause support.
Work Environment
Hybrid