Senior/Principal Transport Planner

Overview

As a Principal Transport Planner at Stantec, you will lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of public-sector transport projects across the North of England and nationwide. You’ll mentor junior staff while engaging directly with clients and senior stakeholders to ensure high-quality standards. You’ll contribute to business development and shape transport investments through robust appraisals, business cases, and regional strategies. This role blends technical excellence with leadership across multidisciplinary teams in a supportive, development-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• continuous opportunities for career development
• great learning culture
• flexible hours and working arrangements
• competitive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of high-profile transport projects including major scheme appraisals, business cases, and local/regional strategies
• Engage directly with clients at various levels and ensure deliverables meet client and company standards
• Collaborate with project teams to produce high-quality outputs and maintain documentation standards
• Support business development in transport planning areas and contribute to proposal and strategy
• Mentor, guide, and provide technical advice to junior staff
• Partner with leadership to advance career development and delivery excellence
• Work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and across modes including active travel and public transport
• Contribute to evidence-based decision making for transport investments

Key requirements

• Highly numerate with strong report writing skills
• Excellent communicator with ability to advise internal and external stakeholders
• Experience leading delivery of transport planning, appraisal, and business case projects
• Experience developing a strong evidence base for investment decisions
• Experience across modes including active travel and public transport
• Broad understanding of current transportation trends and challenges
• Experience collaborating with leaders across disciplines to deliver projects and grow the business
• Ability to work independently or as part of a project team
• Mentoring or managing junior staff (advantageous)
• Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE, CIHT, TPS, CILT, etc. (advantageous)

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• mentoring and coaching
• transport planning
• transport appraisal
• business case development

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