[Hiring] Associate Transport Planning Lead @City Science

Role Description

City Science is seeking an experienced Associate Transport Planning Lead, to lead and grow our transport planning team. This is a senior leadership role combining technical excellence, team development, client engagement, and business growth.

• Lead the delivery of transport planning and decarbonisation projects.
• Provide strategic advice to clients.
• Develop new business opportunities.
• Help shape the future direction of our transport planning services.
• Deliver upon our team’s wider commercial targets.
• Identify future opportunities and deliver high-quality tender responses.
• Attend, present, and represent City Science at key industry-wide transport and decarbonisation-focused national conferences.

Experience in areas such as Local Transport Plans, Active Travel, Electric Vehicles, Public Transport, Transport Decarbonisation, and Policy Development is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' relevant experience, including at least 4 years in a commercial environment.
• Degree qualified (minimum 2:1 or equivalent), ideally in a STEM subject such as Physics, Engineering, Geography, Computer Science or Mathematics.
• Strong report writing, analytical and communication skills.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex transport planning projects and programmes.
• Strong business development and work-winning track record.
• Experience delivering transport, sustainability and decarbonisation strategies.
• Experience advising on Local Transport Plans and Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs).
• Experience managing and developing teams.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business.
• Opportunity to grow a transport planning team.
• Ongoing mentoring, training and support from senior professionals within the business (including towards professional chartership).
• Paid membership of a maximum of two institutions.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 25 days annual leave entitlement plus ability to buy a further 5 days.
• Membership of our group pension scheme.
• Eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance program.