Associate Director - Transport - London or Southampton

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking an Associate Director – Transport to lead the delivery of transport planning, active travel and infrastructure projects from our London or Southampton offices. You will drive business growth, manage client relationships and supervise transport planning teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes.

The role requires a degree in a relevant field, Chartered status preferred, and substantial experience delivering complex schemes in London or the South of England.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning).
• Ideally Chartered professional status with CILT, ICE or CIHT.
• Significant experience in transport planning delivery for private/public sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead on business development and work generation, guiding project delivery and staff performance.
• Instruct, supervise and review transport planning input from internal teams and sub‑consultants.
• Manage client relationships, meetings, reporting, budgets, and quality across major projects.

Skills

Chartered transport professional

Leadership

Business development

Client management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering/Transport Planning

Chartered status with CILT/ICE/CIHT (preferred)

Job description

London or Southampton Ready to take the next step in your highways and transport career? Join Tetra Tech and play a leading role in the delivery of transport planning, active travel and infrastructure projects, working with high-performing teams to solve complex planning and engineering challenges. We are seeking an ambitious and experienced transport professional at a senior level to help us with project delivery and business growth.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – Transport London or Southampton Ready to take the next step in your highways and transport career? Join Tetra Tech and play a leading role in the delivery of transport planning, active travel and infrastructure projects, working with high-performing teams to solve complex planning and engineering challenges. We are seeking an ambitious and experienced transport professional at a senior level to help us with project delivery and business growth.

Purpose & Scope of the Role

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced person, educated to degree level (or other equivalent qualification) in a relevant numerate subject, and ideally, a member of a relevant professional body. You will be a senior member of our team with the responsibility for generating work opportunities, and leading and overseeing the project performance of staff within the team. You will have a key role in London and the South of England and will therefore be expected to lead on winning new business in private development and/or transport related public sectors with new clients and nurture relationships with our existing clients. You will work independently and proactively, ensuring work is won and delivered to the relevant technical and planning standards, required quality, programme and budget. The role includes client-facing project and design management, responsibility for transport planning deliverables, project reporting and input into client and internal meetings.

Your Impact in this position

You will take responsibility for business development and work generation, managing project progress, quality and finances while helping coordinate the transport planning inputs to built environment projects. As a substantially experienced professional, you will instruct, supervise and check transport planning input from internal teams and external sub-consultants, while mentoring colleagues in transport planning, budget and project management.

Core Capabilities

Transport Planning & Technical Knowledge

• Chartered transport professional
• Significant experience in the delivery of transport studies / schemes for private and/or public sector organisations within London and / or the South of England.

Project & Design Management

• Lead the transport planning inputs to local, regional and nationally important infrastructure and development projects within collaborative, multidisciplinary environments.

Client & Commercial Management

• Bring an extensive and well developed contact list
• Develop and grow client relationships leading to work winning opportunities and sustainable revenue growth
• Manage client relationships, meetings, project reporting, progress, quality and finances, with knowledge of Professional and Engineering Contracts.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide guidance, supervision and mentoring to team members, communicating effectively and adapting to challenging and changing project priorities.

You should hold a degree or Masters in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning). Ideally Chartered professional status with CILT, ICE or CIHT is preferred. Extensive experience of producing and managing transport planning inputs into development projects and major National Highways or County Council-led projects. Knowledge of National Planning Procedures is essential.

Working Environment

Our southern region team, Transport South, provides Transport Planning and Design services to public and private sector clients operating in government, property developer, defence and energy sectors. Our services are provided from offices in London, Stevenage, Southampton, Bristol and Cardiff. This role can be based in our London or Southampton office, working as part of our Transport Team.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who Leading with Science® to solve our clients’ most complex problems. In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role