Senior/Principal Transport Planner

STANTEC; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Competitive benefits package

Opportunities for career progression

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Leeds seeks an experienced principal transport planner to lead transport projects and mentor junior staff. This role involves developing high-profile business cases and strategies across the public sector. The ideal candidate will possess strong report writing skills, leadership experience, and a passion for transport solutions. The company offers flexibility, a competitive benefits package, and opportunities for career progression. Apply even if your experience does not fully align, making it an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Highly numerate with strong report writing skills for client communication.
• Experience leading transport planning projects and business cases.
• Understanding of transportation trends and challenges.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver high-profile transport projects.
• Mentor junior staff and support business development in transport.
• Produce high-quality deliverables that meet standards.

Skills

Strong report writing

Excellent communication skills

Transport planning expertise

Ability to work in a team

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Working towards chartership with relevant industry body

Job description

The opportunity

Stantec are seeking an experienced principal transport planner to join our transport planning team in our established Leeds office as we grow our presence in the North of England to serve local authority and combined authority clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of transport planning projects across the region and nationwide primarily in the public sector. Our team offers support, development opportunities and excellent advice. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will deliver a wide variety of project work and practice with a broad range of clients.

As a principal transport planner, you will support and lead the development and delivery of high‑profile transport projects including major scheme appraisals, business cases, local and regional strategies and monitoring & evaluation studies. You will deal directly with clients at all levels and work with project teams to produce high‑quality deliverables that meet client and company standards.

You will also help support business development in transport planning, mentor and manage junior staff, and have opportunities for career progression and personal development.

About you

• Highly numerate with strong report writing skills and excellent communication ability to advise internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading delivery of transport planning, transport appraisal and transport business cases, and developing a strong evidence base to inform transport investment decisions across a range of modes, including active travel and public transport.
• Broad understanding of current transportation trends and challenges; ability to work effectively individually or as part of a project team.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior staff and either chartered or working towards chartership with a relevant industry body (ICE, CIHT, TPS, CILT, etc.).
• Passion for developing transport solutions and delivering a first‑class service to clients.

From our side, we offer continuous opportunities to develop and progress your career, a great learning culture, flexible hours, a competitive benefits package and more.

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About Stantec

Stantec is a global community of more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have supported UK communities for over 150 years, helping deliver the infrastructure needed to support sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants, prohibits discrimination on a wide range of bases and is committed to ensuring equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly align and will support you throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

You can find out more about us here https://www.stantec.com/uk/services/transport-planning-services