Associate Director - Transport & Highways

Russell Taylor Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Clear progression

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group in London or Southampton is seeking an Associate Director - Transport & Highways to help grow the established Transport team and guide its strategic direction. The role offers a clear pathway towards Director level and a chance to shape client relationships across the South of England.

You will lead project delivery, win new business, and mentor colleagues while working across multiple transport studies and highways schemes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Transport Planning and/or Highways Design.
• Experience delivering transport studies, assessments, highways schemes or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• Demonstrable appetite for business development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients across London and the South East.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within private and public sectors.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary business to maximise cross-selling and internal BD opportunities.
• Lead and oversee the successful delivery of transport planning and highways projects.
• Provide technical and strategic input across development and infrastructure projects.
• Support growth, development and performance of the regional Transport team.
• Manage project budgets, programmes, quality and commercial performance.
• Mentor and develop less experienced team members.
• Represent the business at client meetings, industry events and BD opportunities.
• Help shape the future strategy and direction of the Transport South business.

Skills

Client relationships

BD skills

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Job description

Associate Director - Transport & Highways

Vacancy Title: Associate Director - Transport & Highways

Salary: Excellent slary package I Clear Scope for Progression I Flexible working arrangements

Vacancy Title: Associate Director - Transport & Highways Contract Type: Permanent Location: London Industry: Consultancies Salary: Excellent slary package I Clear Scope for Progression I Flexible working arrangements Start Date: 2026-09-30 REF: J91988654 Contact Name: Tony Marsden Contact Email: [e-mail] Vacancy Published: 2 days ago Associate Director - Transport & Highways

London or Southampton | Permanent

An opportunity to help shape and grow a successful Transport team - with a clear pathway towards Director level.

Are you an experienced and ambitious Transport Planning or Highways professional with good project delivery and client development skills who is looking to take your career to the next level?

We are currently working with one of the UK's leading, multidisciplinary consultancy businesses who is looking to appoint an Associate Director - Transport to help continue the growth and development of its established Transport team in the South of England.

The role can be based from either the central London or Southampton office, with flexibility around the successful candidate's preferred location.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants more than simply managing projects.

You will play a key role in growing the Transport team across London and the South of England, developing new client relationships, identifying opportunities and helping to secure and deliver new business.

The existing Transport team comprises around 34 professionals across the Southeast of England, with further growth planned. You will become an important senior figure within the team, helping to shape its future direction and supporting the delivery of an expanding portfolio of projects.

There is particular interest in individuals who already have strong client and industry connections that can be leveraged to generate new opportunities, although you will also have the opportunity to develop existing relationships with clients working across other areas of the wider business.

Importantly, this role offers a clear opportunity for an ambitious Associate Director to progress quickly towards Director level as the team and workload continue to grow.

What You'll Be Doing

You will combine technical leadership, project delivery, client management and business development, including:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with existing and prospective clients across London and the South East.
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the private and public sectors.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary business to maximise cross-selling and internal BD opportunities.
• Leading and overseeing the successful delivery of transport planning and highways projects.
• Providing technical and strategic input across development and infrastructure projects.
• Supporting the continued growth, development and performance of the regional Transport team.
• Managing project budgets, programmes, quality and commercial performance.
• Mentoring and developing less experienced members of the team.
• Representing the business at client meetings, industry events and other business-development opportunities.
• Helping to shape the future strategy and direction of the Transport South business.

The Person

We are keen to hear from ambitious and commercially minded transport professionals who are ready to take on greater responsibility.

You may currently be working as an Associate Director, Principal Consultant, Technical Director or Senior Transport Planner / Highways professional and be looking for an opportunity where you can have a greater influence on the growth of a business.

Ideally, you will bring

• Significant experience within Transport Planning and/or Highways Design.
• A broad technical background rather than being restricted to one particular area of transport.
• Experience delivering transport studies, assessments, highways schemes or infrastructure projects.
• Experience working with private developers and/or public-sector clients.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• A proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• A demonstrable appetite for business development.
• The drive, enthusiasm and commercial awareness to help grow a successful team.
• Experience managing, mentoring and developing other professionals.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Chartered status with CIHT, CILT, ICE or another relevant professional body would be advantageous.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is not simply another senior transport position.

You will be joining an established multidisciplinary consultancy with the scale, expertise and wider client base to support your ambitions, while having the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the continued growth of the Transport business.

If you are an ambitious Transport professional who is ready to take ownership of your own client relationships, help grow a team and ultimately progress into a Director-level position, this could be an excellent next step.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more about the opportunity, the projects currently being delivered, the growth plans for the Transport team and the potential progression towards Director level, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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