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About WSP’s Australian Maritime Team:
WSP’s Australian maritime team is a highly collaborative, dynamic, and focused group of specialists working across regional borders to deliver the highest quality outcomes for clients and projects around Australia and internationally. We are at the forefront of highly innovative planning, design, and development for port, maritime, and intermodal facilities. We are currently delivering some of the biggest and most exciting, challenging, and fulfilling projects in the region, and are growing our team based on our strong workload and project pipeline.
About the Role
As an experienced Port Planner, you will be an important team member taking on responsibility for the delivery of complex and challenging maritime and intermodal projects in Australia and internationally. You will work closely with other members of WSP’s Australian and Global teams, using your own knowledge and experience in combination with that gained from subject matter experts in a multi-disciplinary environment. Your project experience will demonstrate a track record of delivering successful outcomes across a wide range of commodities, including containerised and non-containerised trades. You will be able to provide accurate and succinct advice regarding alternative container handling approaches and degrees of automation. You will also be active in your network and the wider industry, with a desire to contribute to industry leading initiatives and working groups.
What you’ll do:
- Working with clients to define their requirements and discuss progress, delivering a high-quality client experience:
- Developing port and intermodal master planning projects across Australia and the region, including greenfield developments and projects within existing ports
- Working across different project phases from initial concepts through to detailed terminal plans
- Identifying and evaluating appropriate and practical solutions to the challenges set by our clients
- A high level of collaboration with colleagues in the Australian and Global maritime teams, including contribution to WSP’s global port planning network
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Preparation of high-quality reports and presentations
- Supporting successful business development, including contributing to or leading winning proposals
- Promotion of WSP’s team at industry events, including publication and presentation of technical papers
- Acting as a mentor to new members of staff
- Short to medium term site visits (Australia and Overseas) may also become necessary depending on project requirements
We are looking for Port Planners with a sound background who share our enthusiasm and determination to develop and deliver opportunities across multiple sectors.
About you:
- Applicants with 10-30 years of experience will be considered
- Degree qualified or equivalent, in Civil Engineering or another relevant subject
- Proven experience in delivering master plans for port and intermodal projects
- Other relevant experience working in port, maritime, and freight sector, including design, construction, and operations
- Excellent working knowledge of port and intermodal terminal automation approaches, benefits, and limitations
- Ability to deliver technically sound advice in alignment with project scope, budget, and schedule
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A team player with a strong track record in strategically improving the technical capabilities of the team
We are a high-performing collaborative team of experts that thrives on challenge and unconventional thinking. Channelling our curiosity into creating progressive solutions to complex issues is both our mission and our passion.
About WSP
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 5,000 talented people across 14 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. wsp.com/au
Our vibrant workplace culture is an important part of what makes this a great place to work. It is supported by our Guiding Principles:
- We value our people and our reputation.
- We are locally dedicated with international scale.
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
- We foster collaboration in everything we do.
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.
WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working, 12 months parental leave, opportunities for global mobility, purchased additional leave, and competitive remuneration among many more benefits designed to help you shine. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LGBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.
Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.