Development​/Transport Planner

Job Description

Our Development Planning team is seeking a Development Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Newcastle. You will be involved in working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework representations, developing transport strategies, and supporting 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 remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary projects.

You will be involved in day‑to‑day technical transport planning input into a variety of Development Planning projects, working alongside your peers and more senior colleagues, both from the Development Planning team and the wider WSP business.

Developing your project management and commercial skills, and growing your professional network, through leading our transport planning input into some projects, with the support of the wider team.

• Prepare technical work on transport assessments, travel plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and assist with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, and Manual for Streets.
• Prepare traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement.
• Set up and run junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and understand inputs, outputs and scenario testing.
• Carry out conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals).
• Communicate with clients, project teams, co‑professionals and stakeholders.
• Share knowledge with others on technical expertise.
• Use day‑to‑day software packages such as Excel and Word confidently.

• Experience of 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.
• Experience of preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement.
• Capability with junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig.
• Experience of conceptual junction design.
• Good communication and confidence to speak with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to share knowledge on your areas of technical expertise.
• Experience with software packages such as Excel and Word.

Work‑life balance, hybrid working policy, flexible working arrangements, health and wellbeing support through the Thrive programme, virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, gymflex scheme, flexible benefits programme, menopause support package, WSP My Hour for personal activities, part‑time and flexible working arrangements, purchase additional leave, and use of bank holiday entitlement.

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.