Senior or Principal Transport Planner - Liverpool

Senior or Principal Transport Planner - Liverpool

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join our Transport & Mobility team in Liverpool. This role is based in WSP's central Liverpool office, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a variety of Transport Planning projects and proposals commensurate to your grade, providing both technical and commercial inputs.
• Lead and manage tasks as part of multi-disciplinary teams, working with other WSP service lines to deliver large multi-disciplinary projects from concept to delivery.
• Provide specific support in securing and delivering work for our diverse local client portfolio and undertake a lead role on technical review and checking of deliverables within the team.
• Be responsible for the financial performance of your projects and contribute to the commercial performance of our team.
• Support the ongoing development of junior members of the team, either as a People Manager or a mentor who actively shares knowledge and identifies opportunities to grow and develop the team.
• Make an active contribution to WSP's four key pillars: People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Expertise.

You will have an opportunity to work collaboratively with our Net Zero, Future Mobility and Freight growth areas on a range of innovative strategies for our public sector clients, as well as our extensive range of expertise practice groups, including Public Transport, Active Travel and Transport Communications.

Qualifications

• Experience in active travel, public transport, transport programme/scheme development - including relevant design guidance and/or business case development.
• Experience developing transport-focused strategies, plans and policies.
• Experience working with Local Authority and Combined Authority clients.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in delivering presentations and liaising with a variety of audiences - including colleagues, public sector officials, members of the public and other key project stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage tasks and support wider team management, including leading more junior members of the team.