Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Our Development Planning team is seeking a Principal Transport / Development Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Basingstoke. Your role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework Representations, developing transport strategies, and supporting 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 remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.

You will be leading the day-to-day technical transport planning input into Development planning projects, alongside performing project management and leadership roles on projects where appropriate. This will include mentoring Early Career Professionals to assist you in the delivery of projects. You will lead our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects and work with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects.

Further developing your existing commercial skills and growing your professional network to assist with Business Development will also be part of your role.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.

Experience
- Leading technical work on Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision
- Working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets
- Preparing traffic flow information for Transport Assessments and/or Environmental Statements
- Setting up and running junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, including understanding inputs, outputs and scenario testing
- Project management on small to medium scale projects including budget planning, resource planning and invoicing
- Carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals)
- Leading discussions with clients, project teams, co-professionals and other stakeholders
- Mentoring Early Career Professionals on technical expertise
- Proficient in day-to-day software packages such as Excel and Word
- Growing professional network of co-professionals and clients

About you
You will be an experienced Engineer or Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands-on postgraduate experience. You will have strong communication skills, confidence in leadership, and a passion for mentoring others. Ideally, you will be pursuing or have achieved chartered status in a transport-related discipline. You are motivated to develop your commercial skills and expand your professional network.

Qualifications
Ideally chartered or working towards chartered status in a transport-related discipline. Postgraduate experience in transport planning or engineering is expected.