Senior/Principal Transport Planner (Development Planning)

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Our Development Planning team is seeking a Transport Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Liverpool. The role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework Representations, developing transport strategies, and support with Expert Witness evidence. We support private sector clients with taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, business cases, and scheme development. The team works closely with our Highways, Services, Structures and Environmental teams, as part of our team's remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.

• Day to day technical input into a variety of projects as well as project management of some projects depending on your level of experience and size of the projects.
• Providing support to senior staff as well as developing your own project management, business development and commercial skills.

• Have experience of access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport, S106 agreements, S278 agreements and guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets etc;
• Experience of running projects (of all sizes);
• Good communication skills and the confidence to speak with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders;
• Technical competence and ability to mentor others;
• The ability to set up and run junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and/or the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing;
• Capability of carrying out concept junction design (priority, roundabout, signals);
• Confidence in Excel and Word;
• Experience of developing Transport Strategies, Infrastructure Delivery Plans and parking strategies;
• Experience of preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and Environmental Statement.

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.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready! In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world. When considering a career move it's vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

• Work-life balance? WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Diversity? We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Flex your time? For improved work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part-time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.