Technical Director - Transport Planning

Pertemps; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major consultancy is seeking a Technical Director for Transport Planning in Bristol. This leadership role offers the chance to drive growth and build high-performing teams while shaping a business area aligned with your vision. The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial instinct, a proven track record in client relations, and the capability to inspire and develop technical teams. This position comes with a competitive salary, bonuses, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Bonuses and long-term rewards

Flexible, hybrid working

Qualifications

• Proven senior transport planning professional with a strong commercial instinct.
• Experience in delivering repeat business and building long-term client relationships.
• Ability to inspire and develop technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and expand transport planning offers across the chosen region.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape long-term business plans.
• Present high-level plan for growth strategy and market shaping.

Skills

Commercial instinct

Client relationship building

Entrepreneurial mindset

Technical team mentoring

Strategic vision

Job description

Technical Director – Transport Planning

Bristol

£68,000 - £75,000

A major consultancy is looking to appoint a Transport Planning Technical Director to drive growth, lead strategy, and build high‑performing teams in one of their core regional offices. This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious mid‑career professional ready to take the step into true leadership, with full backing to shape a business area around your vision.

The Opportunity

You will take a leading role in expanding the transport planning offer across your chosen region, with full strategic input and the freedom to build a team around your specialism. Your expertise could lie in:

• Development Planning
• Active Travel
• Business Case / Economic Appraisal
• Public Transport Planning
• Strategic Transport Modelling
• Or another niche that helps differentiate the market offering

This role suits someone already well‑connected, respected, and trusted by clients, someone with a strong existing followership keen to join you in your next chapter.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership to shape a long‑term business plan, with the autonomy to execute it and the support needed to scale quickly.

What We’re Looking For

• A proven senior transport planning professional with a strong commercial instinct
• Someone who has delivered repeat business and built long‑term client relationships
• An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with winning work, shaping markets, and leading growth
• A collaborator who can inspire, mentor, and develop technical teams
• Strong technical foundation in at least one specialist discipline
• A clear vision for how you’d develop the regional transport planning offering

You’ll be invited to present a high‑level plan of your aspirations, growth strategy, and how you’d shape the market. This forms the starting point for collaborative discussions.

Why This Role?

• Real autonomy to build and lead your own team
• Backing from a strong national consultancy with a respected brand
• Highly competitive salary, bonus and long‑term rewards
• Flexible, hybrid working in modern offices