Associate / Associate Director - Transport Planning (Major Projects)

Description

• Lead cross discipline collaboration by example and improve opportunities for intra-business connectivity across the UK and beyond.
• Take personal responsibility for wellbeing, health and safety and act as a role model for direct reports and project staff.
• Contribute to the development of medium / long term trend forecasts to inform business strategy and take strategic decisions on continued investment.
• Lead technical management and take commercial responsibility for our work on DCO/ NSIP programmes and projects and lead the co-ordination of new proposals.
• Keep up to date with relevant standards and policies; raise WSP profile by networking, and attending conferences as required.

Requirements

• Effective communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, adaptability to navigate change and strong negotiation, collaboration and organisational skills.
• Experience in managing and coordinating all aspects of transport assessments and strategies for major and/or complex projects.
• Excellent knowledge of current transport policy at sub-regional, regional and national level and knowledge of planning consent processes.
• Experience engaging stakeholders at various levels including: local highway authorities, planning inspectorate, DfT, other transport bodies and the public.
• Experience of delivering multi-disciplinary projects and successfully engaging large teams in a hybrid/ virtual environment.
• Strong numerical, spatial, and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance