About the role

Technical Director overseeing transport planning for Amey’s projects in the UK and Ireland. Leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex transportation solutions and drive business development.

Responsibilities

You will provide visionary leadership to the Transport Planning team in England and Wales, or across Ireland, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You will mentor and develop team members, nurturing their technical and soft skills by being at the forefront of continued professional development.
You will work to foster a collaborative environment and you will support the Practice Lead to further develop a culture that places emphasis on the health, safety and wellbeing of our team.
You will identify growth opportunities, build strong client relationships, and contribute to winning new projects.
Raise the profile of Amey Transport Planning within the wider industry through, for example, presenting at conferences.
You will leverage your deep understanding of transport planning, traffic engineering, and sustainable mobility to drive impactful solutions.
You will oversee the successful execution of complex projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to timelines and budgets.
You will also produce and negotiate fee proposals and manage the financial aspect of projects.
You will stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, encouraging innovation within the team.

You will have a proven track record in transport planning, ideally within a large consultancy environment delivering complex projects for public sector clients.
You will be able to demonstrate your ability to lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams.
You will have a deep technical knowledge of transport planning with a focus on areas such as Development Planning, Transport Modelling, Business Cases, and Active Travel.
You will have an existing client base that you can leverage to bring in new work as well as supporting and growing existing pipelines of work.
You will have a relevant degree.
You will ideally have a Masters degree and we value your commitment to being chartered in your firld of expertise.

Career Development – Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones.
Work-life Balance – Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns.
Wellbeing – Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers
EDI- At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.
Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
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