Associate Director (Transport Planning)

WSP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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…

We are seeking to recruit an Associate Director to join our Mobility team in our Bristol city centre office. The typical day-to-day responsibilities include the following:

• Working with senior people in the Mobility Business to further develop and expand our market share in the West and South West of England.
• Play an active role in the management of our Bristol Mobility team, both technically and pastorally.
• Lead and manage a broad range of transport projects, with responsibility for project team management and collaboration, budgeting, programming and technical excellence.
• Making an active contribution to four pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence) and supporting the Leads in these roles.
• Identifying and developing further opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Leading and supporting in the preparation of bids, fee proposals and project programmes.
• Attending and presenting at internal and external technical knowledge sharing events.
• Give direction to our early career professionals to maximise their technical potential.
• Working in a large multi-disciplinary office with access to a range of people at a similar career stage across a variety of fields.
• Being present in the office (hybrid working) to collaborate with colleagues and help develop, coach and support junior team members.

You will have experience of leading major transport planning commissions, managing relationships and the versatility to apply your skills and knowledge in transport policy and scheme development. You would also be expected to have experience of managing teams and the commercial aspects of bidding, winning and delivering successful schemes.

Your Team

Our Bristol Mobility team includes transport planning, modelling and design professionals who work on an extensive portfolio of multi-disciplinary and cross sector projects for a range of mainly public sector clients. Key project specialisms include active travel planning and design, bus, coach and mass transit, freight, policy development, studies and strategies, business case development and Government funding applications, and development management. These projects are generally located in the South West, but support is also provided to other schemes across the UK and internationally whilst working closely with our planning, infrastructure design, structures and environmental teams.

Our local and regional pipeline of work is extensive, and the successful applicant will help us to deliver a challenging and exciting portfolio of work for a range of clients across the wider region including Local Authorities, Sub-National Transport Bodies and Mayoral Combined Authorities.

You will be supported by senior members of the Mobility Team and by our virtual UK wide specialist teams, including industry leading experts. We embrace a flexible approach to working that aligns with people’s lifestyles and wider commitments and the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance to us.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A proven track record of leading and managing transport planning projects in the UK;
• Established client relationships with authorities in the West of England;
• A proven track record of acting in client-facing roles and maintaining good client relationships;
• Experience in delivering projects in some of the following areas of transport planning: active travel, public transport, scheme development, business case development, transport studies, strategies and appraisals.
• The ability to work at both strategic and detailed levels is highly desirable, along with up-to-date knowledge on latest transport legislation and policy covering topics such as active travel, bus and local transport planning.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint), transport data analysis and presentation software.
• Ability to produce technical project reports and accessible non-technical public reports and presentations for a range of clients and stakeholders to a high technical standard.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate confidently with clients, stakeholders, team members and present at meetings, workshops and public forums.
• Project management experience, with the ability to review client briefs and tenders, develop and contribute to fee proposals and lead project delivery including supervising workloads, task delegation, supporting junior staff and managing client expectations.
• Have a sound commercial awareness including effective financial management.
• If not already achieved, the candidate will be expected to work towards chartership with a professional institution.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.
#LI-JS1