Associate Director- Transport Planning (Development Management)

Role Overview

Client and Project Delivery

• Build relationships with public-sector stakeholders, private developers, and other third parties.
• Manage complex tasks, deadlines, resources, workload planning, budgets, and client-specific KPIs.
• Lead the review and delivery of complex transport planning documents to quality, budget, and timeline requirements.
• Coordinate advice from AECOM specialists and report to the client as the AECOM lead.
• Support evidence preparation for planning appeals, public inquiries, hearings, and examinations.

Technical Responsibilities

• Review planning application documentation associated with development proposals affecting the Strategic Road Network.
• Apply expertise in trip generation, trip distribution and assignment, junction capacity modelling, mitigation, and planning conditions.
• Provide technical assurance and sign-off of development management recommendations.
• Review third-party transport documents and communicate conclusions to clients and developer consultants.

Team Development

• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of transport planners and consultants.
• Foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Promote diversity and inclusion and maintain a supportive, equitable workplace.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in transport planning, civil engineering, spatial or urban planning, or a related field.
• Membership of CIHT, TPS, CILT, or a similar professional body; chartered membership is preferred.
• Extensive postgraduate transport planning experience and proven leadership and mentoring capability.
• Knowledge of UK transport planning principles, policies, and regulations.
• Experience in strategic and local transport modelling and proficiency with transport planning tools.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Experience with DMRB compliance reviews, GG104 Safety Risk Assessments, WCHARs, and Road Safety Audits or documentation is beneficial.
• Knowledge or experience of the DCO process and Local Plan Examination process is advantageous.

Working Model

• AECOM offers flexible hybrid work options involving office, remote, or client-site work.
• New hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.

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