Job Description
Technical Director/ Director, Transport Planning, London
About the Role:
As one of the world’s leading engineering, professional services and technical consultancy firms, at WSP, we’re passionate about the big questions. And big answers, naturally. For us that’s all about reaching beyond the expected to do work that’ll make a profound impact felt long into the future.
The role would be based in our growing Transport Planning team across the UK leading government and local authority activities, including Local Authority frameworks and contracts, with focus on London and the South East, including TfL, London Boroughs and the authorities surrounding London. There would be involvement in other wider UK clients including Sub-National Transport Bodies, National Government, eg DfT, Highways England and Network Rail, National frameworks, such as and city region major projects.
We lead Local Authority frameworks for transport strategy and policy and provide front end advice on project/scheme development through to successful business case, supporting major schemes. We also provide transport advice for national government bodies such as Highways England, Network Rail as well as sub-national transport bodies. The role would involve developing and leading opportunities with public sector key clients and leading local authority frameworks. This includes giving advice on the implications of future ready, decarbonising transport, active travel and wider sustainability issues. We provide transport planning solutions from initial concepts, through planning to full implementation. In doing so, we provide high level advice (including expert witness services) to public sector clients on transport related planning and feasibility issues.
A typical week would include:
- Winning new contracts/frameworks, developing operation of contracts, client care and wider growth of workload across London and the South East;
- National, regional and local lead on transport activities for a range of studies, strategies and projects;
- Working as technical lead (working as part of a 500 strong Transport Discipline team across the UK). Responsible for leading early stages of multi-discipline infrastructure projects;
- Work closely with the Transport Planning Service Line Director Adrian Hames and key Government leads, including Nasar Malik, Martyn Brooks and then colleagues in our Transport & Infrastructure Local Government Business; and
- Responsible for growing workload and managing transport planning and early stages of infrastructure projects with existing and new clients.
- Leading on strategic studies, working with local and national government bodies on strategies and delivery of programmes, projects, project management, concept studies, leading to planning applications. Typically this will involve a number of projects and clients at any given time.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring your projects are technically correct, comply with contractual requirements, and are delivered to budget and programme.
- Leading teams/ team of support staff, client liaison and business development. It represents an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate to work within this region and across the UK to support the growth of the WSP business.
- Working very closely with our established teams, the successful candidate will report directly to a Director. Ability to work flexibly will be important to meet requirements.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Relevant education and professional qualifications
- Extensive experience and track record in both Transport Planning, Infrastructure Projects and Government services/delivery, and will have a wide knowledge of the industry
- Work-winning capability with a sustained and ability to provide success, measurable in terms of volume and profitability
- Sustained success with the implementation of operational and technical action plans to improve delivery
- Recognised technical, senior leadership capability with a successful record of delivery;
- Role model in the leadership, management and delivery of excellent strategies and projects.
What if we can?
What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension schemes, life assurance, personal accident cover and paid professional subscriptions, and some not so standard benefits as part of our flexible benefits scheme – so if you would like to hop on a new bike (cycle to work scheme) or thrill the family with your Lego building skills (Discount at Legoland Windsor) – WSP can help!
Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. VIBE (our LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group) and our Gender Balance Group work with the business to help ensure we continue to promote the right environment to enable LGBT+ and female employees to reach their full potential, and to ensure we continue to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.
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. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
In addition we support our people to achieve their personal health and well-being goals through our Thrive programme.
About us:
We value our people and our reputation
We stand for attracting, developing, engaging and retaining the best professionals in our fields of expertise, because our people are what make us great. We put the highest ethical standards at the centre of all we do. We are professional, humble and act with moral and intellectual integrity, keep our word, treat everyone with respect, support our colleagues and embrace diversity.
We care about individuals and their progress and offer the most fulfilling career development for our professionals. We promote our young recruits because we believe fresh perspectives bring great ideas and new energy.
Please note that WSP reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.