Senior / Principal Transport Planner - Energy Sector

At WSP, we are shaping the future of energy in the UK and supporting the Government’s commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Working at the forefront of the transition from fossil fuels to a cleaner, smarter and more resilient energy system, our teams are helping to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand for secure, sustainable power.

Our engineers, planners, environmental specialists, programme managers and technical experts are delivering some of the UK’s most significant energy projects across nuclear, onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage, hydrogen and carbon capture. Alongside this, we lead major, long-term programmes to transform the electricity and gas networks that power homes, businesses and communities nationwide.

With experience across more than 70 Development Consent Order (DCO) and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), we bring unrivalled expertise to securing consented schemes that are both deliverable and investable. Our Transport & Mobility teams play a critical role across the full project lifecycle, from early planning and consenting through to design, construction and operation, ensuring schemes work effectively, impacts are minimised, and real benefits are realised for local communities and businesses.

At WSP, you won’t just work on projects. You’ll help deliver the energy system that powers the UK’s future.

This preferred location for this role are either Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Newcastle, or Southampton. If you like the sound of the role but would need an alternative home WSP office then please contact Andrew.Trueman@wsp.com to discuss options.

In this Senior / Principal Transport Planner role focused on the Energy sector, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Environmental Statement Transport Chapters, Construction Traffic Management Plans and Travel Plans, including playing a hands-on role in Client and Local Authority scoping discussions. 
• Leading technical discussions around the accessibility of project / construction sites for a wide range of modes and articulate the impacts and mitigations required to support planning approvals. 
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment and taking a proactive approach in working with adjacent disciplines, such as noise and air quality, ecology, and highway teams. 
• Being flexible and upskilling your knowledge to enable you to work across other transport workstreams such as communications and engagement, to support a sustainable and balanced workflow for the local team.  
• Working in a collaborative client/consultant environment and representing our values when delivering the work for our clients. 
• Keeping up to date with relevant standards and policies; raising WSP’s profile by networking and occasionally attending conferences. 
• Ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, and required technical standards.

To find out more about our Transport Planning business follow the link below to discover what awaits you at WSP: https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/transport-planning

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate… 

• Experience of Scoping Reports, Transport Assessments and Environmental Statement Transport Chapters. 
• Experience of delivering transport planning projects and knowledge of relevant guidelines and standards. 
• Familiarity with  Local Authority Transport Plans and Strategies would be beneficial, as would experience in transport feasibility studies, option assessment 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-regional, regional and national level.  

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.