Overview
Principal Development Planner (Development) role at WSP. Our Development Planning team in Basingstoke is seeking a Principal Development Planner to join our growing integrated Development team. Your role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework Representations, developing transport strategies, and support with Expert Witness evidence. We support private sector clients with taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, business cases, and scheme development. The team works closely with our Highways, Services, Structures and Environmental teams, as part of our team\'s remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary development proposals.
Responsibilities
* Lead the day to day technical transport planning input into Development planning 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.
* Lead our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects, and work with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects. Further developing your existing commercial skills, and growing your professional network to assist with Business Development.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate
* 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;
* Expertise in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement;
* Expertise 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;
* Experience of 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);
* Good communication skills and the confidence to lead 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;
* Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients;
* You will be an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands on post graduate experience.
* Ideally you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport related discipline.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Professional Services
About Us
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