Engineer - Transportation Planning

We are seeking a Transport Planner to support the delivery of a portfolio of projects across our business, with a focus on appraisal and business cases.

Transport Planner role is critical in effectively managing workloads between the transport teams in WSP UK and the GCC.  This individual will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality support to WSP United Kingdom (UK) and the supervision of discipline project delivery from the Transport planning GCC.

Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of a portfolio of projects across our business, focusing on appraisal and business cases.
• Input on various other projects including transport optioneering and feasibility studies, active travel strategies, research, and travel behaviour change.
• Fulfil a technical role on several projects at any given time, making the workload interesting and challenging.
• Conduct required checks and reviews of GCC team’s analysis and designs
• Understand the contract and scope of project deliverables
• Coordinate with and support Engineers and CAD Technicians
• Support the successful delivery of high-quality deliverables on time and within budget
• Undertaking research and reporting activities
• Support the line manager in planning resource needs and escalate as required if there are resource or utilisation concerns
• Provide feedback to the line manager on the team’s performance and development requirements
• In conjunction with the line manager, identify, assess and manage technical project risk
• Support the company’s approach to sustainability
• Attend and contribute during team and project meetings

Mandatory Skills

• Experience as a Transport Planner in a similar role
• Experience in one or more of the following areas
• Active travel scheme design and delivery.
• Transport appraisal and business case development.
• Economic appraisal.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills
• Traffic modelling experience (e.g. Junctions, LinSig software) would be preferred but is not essential.
• Keen interest in progressing your career within a supporting organisation.
• Proficiency in the use of Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Commercial Acumen
• Adaptability & Learning
• Work/ resource planning and allocation