About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Development Planner to support our regional Development Team in Leeds, specialising in Transport / Civil Engineering for Development Planning. You will work within a team providing sustainable development solutions from site selection through to planning approvals and implementation. The development planning transport work involves providing specialist advice to private sector and some local authority clients on residential and mixed‑use development led and master‑planning projects, including on access, transportation and infrastructure issues, and supporting development proposals through the planning process. The team takes a strategic lead role on many large multi‑disciplinary projects, and works closely with our planning, infrastructure design, structures, and transport and environmental teams. You can expect to be active on several projects and client accounts at any given time. You will report to a senior member of the Development Team.
Responsibilities
- Providing day‑to‑day support in the delivery of concept studies/strategies, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Parking Studies, Access Studies, Movement and Access Studies with a hands‑on role, leading to planning applications, post‑permission and discharge of planning condition works.
- Providing proactive management and leadership to secure all‑round collaborative, cooperative and harmonious working relationships, with clients, colleagues, and staff.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key clients based upon achievement of excellence in service provision with high levels of technical competence and client satisfaction.
- Keeping up‑to‑date with relevant standards and policies; raise WSP profile by networking, and attending conferences.
- Being supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate.
- Involvement in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management.
- Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
Qualifications and Experience
- A numerate first degree in Transport, Mathematics, Geography, Civil Engineering, Planning or a related subject.
- Experience of operating as a lead client contact for consultancy services and fostering of excellent relationships with Clients and co‑professionals.
- Communication skills, with a clear track record of presenting compelling written work in support of development proposals.
- Knowledge of appropriate transport planning guidance and best practice.
- Significant experience of delivering a wide range of transport planning projects across a number of specialist areas including development planning, scheme delivery, sustainable transport and active travel, junction design (priority, roundabout, signals) and knowledge of relevant standards.
- A working knowledge of junction modelling software, e.g. Junctions 9 (PICADY & ARCADY) and Linsig, with sufficient experience to be able to mentor others in the use of these programmes and interpret and challenge the results returned by them.
- A high level of numeracy with problem‑solving skills and innovative thinking.
- Significant experience and capability in financially and programme managing projects using appropriate business tools.
- Experience of team management responsibilities including line management and day‑to‑day operations.
- A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
- Postgraduate experience and are nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.
Benefits
- Hybrid working policy offering flexibility to work from home up to two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
- Inclusive culture supporting diversity, belonging and integrity.
- Health & Well‑being programme including access to a Virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme and a comprehensive menopause support package.
- Flex your time – “WSP My Hour” allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up the time elsewhere.
- Part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
- Supportive development and training environment, investment in growth through training, mentoring or Chartership.
EEO Statement
Here at WSP 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.
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