Transport Planning Associate Director​/Technical Director; Development

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

Specifically supporting the Development team, who provide transport planning, civil infrastructure and urban design support on development and master planning projects, this appointment will play a key role in our continued growth across Bristol and the wider South West.

We are looking to recruit an Associate Director or Technical Director with a development transport planning background who is already embedded within the local and regional market and excited by the opportunity to help shape, strengthen and expand our offer across the wider South West region.

The successful candidate will have a focus on client‑facing activities, business growth, market strategy and technical leadership and will play an integral part in supporting the continued diversification and growth of the business in terms of both capability and revenue.

We are happy to consider candidates based in either Bristol or Exeter, working as part of a single South West Development team and supporting clients and opportunities across Bristol, West of England Combined Authorities, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Cornwall. The successful candidate should be comfortable working across the wider region and maintaining regular engagement with the established Bristol Development team.

The South West represents one of WSP's most exciting growth markets, with opportunities emerging across strategic residential development, regeneration, infrastructure‑led growth, defence, energy transition and Homes England programmes. Working alongside established Development Planning, Development Infrastructure and Urban Design teams, the successful candidate will play an important role in developing client relationships, identifying opportunities and supporting the continued growth of our Development business across the region.

You will be proven at winning and delivering new work, ideally within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, with experience across both the public and private sectors. A sector specialism would be an added advantage, though not essential.

You will also be experienced at contributing to major multidisciplinary pursuits and tender opportunities and will be responsible for identifying opportunities for new work with existing and new clients, sector leads within the team and colleagues across the wider WSP business.

• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, leveraging a network of clients, co‑professionals and colleagues to help win work and increase market share for the Development team.
• Supporting the continued growth of WSP's Development business across the South West, helping to strengthen our presence, client relationships and capability across the region.
• Liaising with the Regional Director for Development South and local office leadership in setting and agreeing appropriate growth targets and plans.
• Liaising with public and private sector clients and key stakeholders, including local planning authorities, regulators and development partners, to build trusted relationships.
• Providing technical advice to clients and supporting them through the planning and design process.
• Working closely with colleagues across Development Planning, Development Infrastructure, Urban Design and adjacent service lines to ensure coordination, collaboration and sharing of market intelligence, best practice and innovation.
• Leading and supporting bids, including reviewing and authorising submissions,…