Senior / Principal Transport Planner & Project Manager, Urban & Transport Planning

Ramboll; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consultancy company seeks a Senior / Principal Transport Planner & Project Manager in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves leading transport planning projects across South-East Asia, managing client relationships, and collaborating with international teams. Candidates should have substantial experience in transport planning and project management, aiming to innovate mobility solutions.

Benefits

Varied and challenging assignments

Growth and development opportunities

International working environment

Commitment to knowledge-sharing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with transport planning/consulting projects in South-East Asia.
• Experience in a Malaysia based transport planning consultancy firm.
• Strong project management experience related to the transport, urban planning industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead large transport planning and IFI studies/projects for Urban & Transport Planning.
• Manage a portfolio of projects in South-East Asia with diverse team members.
• Develop existing and new client relationships through technical excellence.

Skills

Project Management

Transport Planning

Client Relationship Management

Communication

Education

Bachelors/Master’s degree in urban planning, transport planning, traffic engineering, or similar

Job description

Job Description

Senior / Principal Transport Planner & Project Manager, Urban & Transport Planning, Malaysia

Your Challenge:
How people and goods move with new technology, how services are provided and an ever growing on demand and service orientated environment is changing transport rapidly. How the future might look, what modes of transport will be required and how people may interact with transport services is becoming ever more complex. When will autonomy become prevalent, how will this impact the design and use of our developments and transport network? As we develop new infrastructure, we need to plan for how it will adapt over time to cater to these needs.

The world needs clever problem-solvers and leaders with foresight to re-imagine mobility for people. In South-East Asia we need to understand the context, experience and aspirations of local communities in achieving a better mobility future.Join us in making sense of the future of transport!

Your Role as Senior / Principal Transport Planner:
You are experienced in working on and leading world-class transport planning and mobility projects within a Malaysia based transport consultancy. You are motivated by the fast pace of change in South-East Asia and the growing importance of transport to the quality of life in diverse communities. You are committed to developing your professional competencies in this growing field. You can effectively leverage your experience and relationships in technical excellence, project management and business development to managing international teams on large mobility assignments

You are dedicated to delivering high quality, integrated solutions to cities, developers, architects, public agencies and development banks.You are excited about working with teams composed of experts from multiple international offices and cultures in an integrated environment across disciplines on some of the most innovative projects in the world.You are aligned with Ramboll’s commitment to equitable communities, sustainability, green infrastructure, and nature-compatible solutions. You want to work for a unique organisation and are motivated by the opportunity to make an impact through your work.

Your Responsibilities and Qualifications:
Based on your experience, you will be responsible for providing excellent client service, managing a portfolio of projects in South-East Asia with a diverse and changing mix of team members across all our offices, collaborating with other international teams within Ramboll, and developing external partnerships when needed to prepare and pursue opportunities that match our global strategy and best suit the needs of our clients. You will align your previous experience with training in the Ramboll Project Management Model so that you can confidently run projects with direct client contact.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Lead large transport planning and IFI studies / projects for our Urban & Transport Planning business
• Lead projects of varying sizes and complexity within Malaysia, Singapore and South East Asia, including multidisciplinary projects
• Work closely with our Singapore team and travel occasionally to the Singapore office
• With focus on client’s requirements ensuring the projects are managed / delivered within time and budget along with excellent quality deliverables. Training and mentoring team members
• Collaborate with experts and specialists in across Ramboll’s global network
• Develop existing and new client relationships through demonstration of technical excellence and Client Focus
• Participate occasionally in conferences with presentations on Ramboll’s new approaches or state-of-the-practice project deliveries
• Win projects through pitching ideas and writing high quality proposals via both proactive efforts as well as RFP’s.
• Help to hone Ramboll’s value in the transport market from a multidisciplinary approach, evaluating our place in the market and unique value propositions by drawing on market intelligence and experience with key stakeholders
• Occasionally travel for project meetings and/or business development around Asia-Pacific
• Participate in thought leadership activities such as conferences, client meetings, and professional societies to represent Ramboll on transport and sustainability related topics

Qualifications

Your Qualifications Include:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in urban planning, transport planning, traffic engineering, or similar
• 7+ years of experience with transport planning/consulting projects in South-East Asia
• Experience in a Malaysia based transport planning consultancy firm
• Large project leadership and technical excellence in transport planning, town/regional master-planning and strategic network planning
• Close relationships with potential clients from a range of fields including but not limited to local and national government agencies, architects, developers, investors, development banks etc.
• Understanding of transport modelling domain and ability to direct strategic/meso/micro-simulation with the appropriate oversight to obtain the desired project outcomes
• Strong project management experience related to the transport, urban planning industry
• Desirable experience leading Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), e-mobility studies, cycling studies, socio-economic impact assessments, transport economics
• Desirable experience and references working with International Financial Institutions (World Bank, Asia Development Bank, European Investment Bank), European Union, Governmental Agencies, and/or private investors
• Confident English language skills (written and verbal), including clear spoken and written communication and negotiating skills
• Familiarity with and comfortable using digital solutions, platforms, and tools
• Willingness to travel and work/communicate with international clients via online collaboration tools for meetings, workshops, and assignments

Additional Information

Your Working Location:
Your primary office location will be Kuala Lumpur, with travel opportunities around the region and working closely with our Singapore team

Your Company:
Ramboll is a leading engineering, design and consultancy company, founded in 1945, with over 18,000 experts and more than 300 offices worldwide. Owned by the Ramboll Foundation and our staff, high ethical standards as well as responsibility towards society and employees are ingrained in our cultural DNA. Urban & Transport Planning consists of approximately 200+ skilled and strongly dedicated mobility experts, with pedigrees from some of the world’s most successful places for mobility. We have the unique ability to offer first-hand, industry-leading experience with the highest demand mobility services – such as e-mobility in Norway, bicycling in Denmark, MaaS in Finland, multi-modal modeling in India, or Vision Zero in Sweden. The Urban & Transport Planning team consists of a mix of technical specialists, digital systems experts, engineers, urban and transportation planners, modelers, and projects leaders within urban planning, city design, transport planning, and traffic engineering.

Your Colleagues:
Your colleagues work with clients on an international scale, leveraging our expertise and knowledge from our core Nordic markets to deliver top quality results with partners around the world. We believe strongly in empowerment and regular, direct client contact on many levels, which means that the majority of the team have opportunities to manage their own projects as well as participate as project members on other projects where their skills or interests apply – according to the Ramboll project delivery model.

Our Offer to You:

• A proactive approach focusing on clients as partners to successfully achieve their goals
• Varied and challenging assignments with a high level of empowerment
• Versatile growth and development opportunities in a dynamic and successful company
• An international working environment with a motivated team and a pleasant working climate
• A company that is committed to knowledge-sharing and collaboration across competence areas and geographies
• A transparent corporate culture shaped by highly ethical Nordic values
• The opportunity to shine by contributing your individual skills to help shape innovation in a very exciting time in mobility