Principal Transport/Development Planner
WSPScotland, United Kingdom • Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted January 28, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
WSP is a global engineering and professional services firm with 72,800 employees and a common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities they serve.
Job Description
We are seeking a Principal Development Planner with a strong development-related Transport Planning background to join our Development team in Scotland. As a Principal Transport/Development Planner, you will be involved in the day-to-day technical transport planning input into Development planning projects, alongside performing project management and leadership roles on projects where appropriate.
Requirements
- Experience of leading the technical work on Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision
- Experience in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement
- Capability to undertake project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects
- Excellent communication skills and the confidence to support senior colleagues in discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders
- Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise
- Expertise in day to day software packages such as Excel and Word
Benefits
- Work-life balance
- Inclusivity & Belonging
- Health & Wellbeing
- Flex your time
- Your development