Director Transport Planner

We are looking for a skilled Director Transport Planner to join our team in the United Kingdom. As an Associate Director you will be leading on work winning with established clients, running a small team within and delivering your own projects. You will need to demonstrate relevant technical and market knowledge and experience working with both public and private sectors.

Candidate Profile:  

• Proven business development capabilities
• Experience of delivering technically challenging transport planning projects with an emphasis on projects in the development sector,
• Experience of project management, financial management and resource management to deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Experience of successful liaison and negotiations with stakeholders and statutory consultees to resolve transport issues, as well as advising public and private sector clients
• Knowledge of the UK transport planning industry and the UK planning system
• Knowledge of current design guides such as Manual for Streets and DMRB.
• Knowledge of the application of junction modelling software
• Excellent, written, analytical and presentation skills
• Self-motivation and the capability to undertake projects and lead teams with minimum supervision.
• Although not a requirement, experience of acting as an Expert Witness would be beneficial.

Responsibilities: 

• Management and development of the Transportation team, ensuring they liaise fully with clients, staff members, and statutory bodies;
• Design project management, coordination with other disciplines/offices, client and Local Authority liaison, fee proposals and invoicing;
• Review, check and approve design calculations, drawings and outputs prepared by by the team to ensure delivery of quality, accurate and efficient work, which has undergone rigorous checking procedures throughout the whole process. Ensure all team members follow the same procedures;
• Working collaboratively with engineers and other technicians to deliver quality evidence-led reports by a variety of measures;
• Business development and networking. Maintaining and growing existing client relationships, developing new opportunities and diversifying the range of commissions;
• Cultivate and uphold elevated technical benchmarks, both on an individual level and within the T&T Department, by embracing industry "best practices" and embracing emerging technical advancements;
• Implement high-quality and profitable design standards and solutions for clients and;
• Research, development and implementation of technological innovations to aid continual growth and diversity.
• The mentoring and supervision of Transport planning apprentices, technicians and engineers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to present information in detail to Directors, senior management team, staff and clients;
• Site visits for inspections or investigation work;
• attendance at meetings with team, clients and suppliers. Occasional requirement to attend events and meetings outside of normal office hours.