Technical Manager/Technical Director - Transport Planning

Sweco UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Technical Manager/Director in Transport Planning. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on diverse projects that shape sustainable communities. With a focus on building client relationships and delivering impactful solutions, you will play a pivotal role in a collaborative team environment. The company values flexibility, inclusivity, and professional growth, providing the perfect platform for you to advance your career while making a difference in society. If you are passionate about transport planning and eager to contribute to transformative projects, this position is tailored for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Career Progression Opportunities

Inclusive Working Environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transport planning with strong technical knowledge.
• Experience in project management and bid submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a variety of transport planning projects.
• Oversee bids and manage client relationships effectively.

Skills

Transport Planning

Project Management

Bid Submissions

Public Sector Frameworks

Client Relationship Management

Decarbonising Transport

Education

Chartered Status

Relevant Professional Qualification

Job description

We are currently looking for talented and motivated Technical Manager/Technical Director (Transport Planner) to join our busy Transport Planning team in either our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

What does the role involve?

At Sweco, we draw upon a combined knowledge base of 22,000 experts across Northern Europe. Working as part of the Scotland Transport Planning team, you will be a key senior member of the team with a focus on building client relationships and will be responsible for the delivery of a wide variety of projects across the private and public sector.

The role will include collaborating with other teams throughout the business and you will oversee, manage, input, and deliver bids for a wide range of opportunities.

You will be a technical lead within the team, responsible for the successful delivery of projects and will have input to the financial status of the team, plus assisting the team manager and Business Unit Manager with the longer-term business strategy for the team and wider Business Unit. You will also support the team manager with mentoring and training of less experienced colleagues.

This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• At least 10 years’ experience in transport planning.
• Demonstrable technical knowledge in transport planning ideally with business case, active travel, travel choice and behaviour, public transport, decarbonising transport, strategic transport connectivity, transport studies and development planning experience (or a combination of) for projects with national and/or local government clients, agencies, and private sector.
• Experience of undertaking the role of both project manager and project director.
• Extensive experience in bid submissions including the negotiation of contracts and appointments.
• Experience of the various public sector frameworks such as Scotland Excel.
• The ability to run projects of varying size and complexity leading to a successful outcome for the client and delivering projects on time and to budget.
• Experience of inputting to longer-term business strategies.
• Significant experience in working on multi-disciplinary projects across all sectors.
• Chartered status with a relevant professional qualification or equivalent.

What’s in it for you?

You'll experience a diverse, inclusive, friendly, and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you'll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part-time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day-to-day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

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