Senior Principal Transport Planner Major Projects

The role is based in WSPs Newcastle office with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working. If you would like a conversation about this opportunity before submitting an application then please contact to arrange a call.

• Undertaking Transport Statements Transport Assessments Environmental Statement Transport ChaptersConstruction Traffic Management Plansand Travel Plans including playing a hands-on role in Client and Local Authority scoping discussions.
• Leadingtechnical discussions aroundtheaccessibilityof project / construction sites for a wide range of modes and articulate the impacts and mitigationsrequiredto support planning approvals.
• Workingin a multi-disciplinary environment and taking a proactive approach in working with adjacent disciplines such as noise and air quality ecology and highway teams.
• Beingflexible andupskillingyour knowledge to enable you to work across other transport workstreams such ascommunicationsand engagement to support a sustainable and balanced workflow for the local team.
• Workingin a collaborative client/consultant environment andrepresentingour values when delivering the work for our clients.
• Keepingup to datewith relevant standards and policies;raisingWSPsprofile bynetworking andoccasionallyattending conferences.
• Ensuringyour projects are delivered to budget programme andrequiredtechnical standards.

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• Experience ofScoping Reports Transport Assessments and Environmental Statement Transport Chapters.
• Experience of deliveringtransport planning projects and knowledge of relevantguidelines andstandards.
• Familiarity with Local Authority Transport Plans and Strategies would be beneficial as would experience intransport feasibility studiesoptionassessment reports and providing inputs into transport related business cases.
• Strong numerical spatial and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools.
• Ability to produce project reports including technical documents to a high technical standard.
• Ability to communicate technical arguments to technical and non-technical clients and present outputs from studies to range of audiences.
• Knowledge of current transport policy at sub-regionalregionaland national level.

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