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Associate Director - Transport Planning

Leeds, gb🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead strategic transport planning initiatives, client engagement, and business development for public sector clients across the UK&I region.

Role type

Senior IC transport planning director (strategic consulting & project delivery)

Builds

Strategic transport models, business cases, and multimodal transport solutions for public sector agencies

Domain

Urban planning & transport engineering (UK&I public sector)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

strategic transport planning, transport modelling (strategic/local), transport economics, business development, team leadership, project management, stakeholder engagement, UK&I transport regulations, transport planning software proficiency

Preferred skills

Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) or Transport Planning Society (TPS) membership, experience winning work

Technologies

transport planning tools and software

Responsibilities

Lead development and execution of strategic initiatives to grow the transport planning practice; Build and maintain relationships with public sector agencies and private developers; Oversee delivery of complex transport planning projects ensuring quality and compliance; Identify and pursue new business opportunities; Recruit and mentor high-performing teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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