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Principal Transport/Development Planner

WSP Liverpool, Merseyside senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Principal Development Planner with a strong development-related Transport Planning background to join our Development team in Liverpool.

Your role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to developing transport strategies, inputs into masterplans and support with Expert Witness evidence. You will support private sector clients with taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, and scheme development.

The team works closely with our Highways, Services, Structures and Environmental teams, as part of our teams remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets;
  • Experience in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement;
  • Experience in the set up and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing;
  • Capability to undertake project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects;
  • Capability of carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals);
  • Excellent communication skills and the confidence to support senior colleagues in discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders;
  • Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise;
  • Expertise in day to day software packages such as Excel and Word;
  • Be starting to develop a professional network of co-professionals and clients;
  • You will be an experienced Transport Planner with technical knowledge and hands-on post-graduate experience.

Benefits:

  • Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.

Skills

Required

  • Transport Assessments
  • Travel Plans
  • access strategy work
  • parking strategies
  • sustainable transport
  • active travel provision
  • NPPF
  • DfT Transport Assessment guidelines
  • Manual for Streets
  • Junction capacity modelling software
  • Excel
  • Word

Nice to have

  • chartered status in a transport related discipline

Ready to apply?

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