Senior / Principal Transport Planner, Freight Decarbonisation

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/21/2024

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role…

We are seeking a new team member at Senior or Principal level to support our growing focus on Freight Decarbonisation. This hybrid role will be UK wide and could be based at any of our UK offices.

Your Team

• We are a small, friendly, and progressive team that spans across a range of grades and backgrounds.
• The Freight and Logistics team sits within our wider Transport Planning team based across the UK. We support WSP’s transport activities across government clients, including Local Authority contracts, Sub-National Transport Bodies, National Government, (DfT, National Highways), Network Rail, national frameworks, city regions, and private sector companies and operators.
• We specialise in providing freight and logistics solutions from initial concepts, through planning to full implementation. In doing so, we provide high level advice to clients on transport related planning and feasibility issues relating to strategy, policy and project/scheme development through to successful business case, supporting major schemes, delivering transport advice for a range of clients.
• Key areas of work are across a large range of major and local projects that involve or relate to Freight and Logistics, including Public Transport and Mass Transit projects, Net Zero and decarbonisation, Behaviour change and demand management, highways, parking and road user charging, Future Mobility, Energy and Rail, Local Transport Plans, and Strategy and planning development.
• With us, you’ll be provided with your own business mentor who will offer you advice and support, you’ll also be provided with internal Continued Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, and full support in your Chartership journey (if applicable).
  
  

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day technical transport planning input into a wide range of freight decarbonisation projects, alongside performing a project management and leadership role on projects where appropriate. This will include mentoring our Early Career Professionals to assist you in the delivery of projects.
• Leading our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects and working with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of larger multi-disciplinary projects. We will help and support you to develop your professional network, project experience and technical ability.
  
  

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

Blend of the below qualifications and the desire and passion to expand them

• Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Fleet review, transition / implementation planning, business case development, EV strategy, site suitability assessment, depot charging feasibility / policy development, fleet procurement, emissions reporting, sustainable transport operations.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects.
• Experience of preparing bids.
• 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.
• Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients.
• Ability to collaborate with our wider teams to support growth and delivery of projects.
• Knowledge of other transport projects, technical skills and experience in the freight and logistics industry.
• Knowledge of the Transport sector and understanding of key clients and organisations.
• Relevant education and professional qualifications (or working towards),
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• An interest / passion for freight transport and transport innovation.
  
  

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

What’s In It For You

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.