Principal Transport Planner

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 To find out more about our Transport business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: The type of work we undertake is extremely varied but includes: Reporting to the Associate Directors in the Transport Planning team in either Newcastle or Edinburgh, providing day to day support in the delivery of Transport and Traffic related project tasks for Infrastructure Projects including Development Consent Orders in the Energy and Industrial sectors, across different parts of the UK Undertake Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Environmental Statement Transport Chapters, and Travel Plans, including a hands-on role in Client and Local Authority scoping discussions. Lead technical discussions around accessibility of project / construction sites for a wide range of modes and articulate the impacts and mitigations required to support planning approvals. Work in a multi-disciplinary environment and take a proactive approach in working with adjacent disciplines, such as noise and air quality, ecology, and highway ..... full job details .....