Principal Associate Transport Planning and Mobility

About the role

WSP Middle East is looking for an experienced Principal/Associate Transport Planner to lead transport and mobility planning on major development projects across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The role combines technical transport expertise with project delivery, design coordination, and stakeholder management.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of transport master plans, impact studies, mobility strategies, and feasibility studies for large‑scale master‑planning projects.
• Develop multimodal transport strategies covering road access, internal circulation, parking, active mobility, public‑transport integration, marine or island access, and emerging mobility solutions.
• Coordinate with master planners, infrastructure engineers, sustainability, smart‑city, security and other disciplines to integrate transport requirements into overall development strategies.
• Define trip generation, access assumptions, parking policies, active‑mobility networks, public‑transport interfaces and mitigation measures.
• Oversee transport modelling inputs, review model outputs and translate findings into clear planning recommendations.
• Manage project programmes, deliverable trackers, budgets, risk registers and client‑authority interfaces for transport scopes.
• Act as the client‑facing transport lead, presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders and coordinating with UAE and Saudi transport authorities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Transport Planning or related field; Master’s degree desirable.
• 10–15 years of professional experience in transport planning, mobility strategy, transport master planning or transport impact assessment.
• Strong Middle‑East experience, especially in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with a proven record on multidisciplinary master‑planning projects.
• Professional membership or accreditation (e.g., CIHT, TPS, ICE, ITE, RTPI) is advantageous.

Required skills

• Transport modelling and analysis.
• Transport master planning (TMP) and Transport Impact Studies (TIS).
• Mobility strategy development and TOD (Transit‑Oriented Development) planning.
• Parking policy, active‑mobility and public‑transport integration.
• Autonomous and electric mobility concepts, sustainable fleet planning.
• Project management and multidisciplinary coordination.