Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location 

An introduction to our unique company… 

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time.  Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.

We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard.  This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it. 

Your career with Waterman Aspen… 

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as Local Authority Transport Planning Manager – Strategy will see you as a key member of the Yorkshire & the Humber Team (North, South, East and the Humber areas) and you can expect: 

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities

Experience required… 

Essential: 

• Management and Transportation experience at a senior management level within the UK-based public sector. 
• Experience in leading and implementing Transport Planning strategy on a regional scale to deliver across multiple social, economic, and environmental outcomes.
• Stakeholder engagement, liaising with local, regional and national stakeholders (such as Network Rail, National Highways, Combined Authorities, etc.), and local Council Members, political parties and the public.
• Experience in writing and achieving funding bids from local and central government grants, for example DfT, and Combined Authorities.
• Delivery of ‘green’ agendas in transportation, including active travel, road safety and promoting behaviour change policy.

Desirable: 

• Experience of working at a senior management level in a Local Authority.
• Delivery of strategic policy on bus, light rail, rail and EV planning.

You’ll get this and so much more… 

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package: 

• Company car or car allowance 
• Contribution to commuting mileage 
• Permanent health insurance 
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues) 
• Company pension contribution 
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits 
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community