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 looking to recruit an Assistant Travel Plan Coordinator to join our Transport and Travel Planning team in Norwich. In this role you will be based in the heart of the vibrant and historic city of Norwich, working in partnership with Norfolk County Council.
This role sits within our AtoBetter team. AtoBetter is a collaboration between WSP and Norfolk County Council, delivering a residential travel planning project across Norfolk. The project aims to empower communities to make informed, sustainable travel choices that reduce reliance on private car travel and promote healthier, greener and more active lifestyles.
This is an exciting and varied position that offers the opportunity to take ownership of tasks, develop innovative ideas, and make a real impact. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will support the team, work independently while engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, delivery partners, and residents, to achieve key objectives of the project such as, facilitate opportunities for active, healthy, and accessible travel, maximise opportunities for sustainable modes of travel, facilitate sustainable travel and engage with communities to raise awareness.
This is a varied role with responsibilities including:
- Co-developing and implementing intervention delivery plans with the project team.
- Writing, delivering, and monitoring Residential Travel Plans across Norfolk on behalf of Norfolk County Council and housing developer clients.
- Managing projects from concept to delivery, including timelines, budgets, and stakeholder reporting.
- Collecting, analysing, and interpreting travel behaviour data to inform decisions and evaluate intervention success.
- Preparing reports and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporting public engagement events and sustainable travel interventions, including planning, team coordination, and performance monitoring.
You’ll have access to workspace at County Hall in Norwich, providing opportunities to collaborate and connect with your team. We also support flexible working and will provide all necessary equipment to enable remote working.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…
- Analytical mindset with experience using data to drive decision-making.
- Ability to contribute to a variety of tasks (including technical, commercial and operational inputs,) and supporting delivery of high-quality outputs in line with client requirements.
- Ability to support the delivery of our portfolio of residential travel plans with a focus on sustainable travel, interventions assessment and monitoring.
- Strong communication and engagement skills, confident in public-facing roles and event delivery.
- Proven ability in event planning, organization and coordination of activities and monitoring outputs.
- Project tasks management skills, including workload prioritisation and delivery against deadlines.
- Collaborative office work experience and ability to use Microsoft Office packages. Working as part of a team, ability to work collaboratively and solutions driven.
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 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
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About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
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.