Arcadis

Associate Technical Director – Transport Planning

Job Description

ARCADIS is the leading global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 28,000 people that generate €2.5 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. Please visit: www.arcadis.com.

The Land Development and Environment sectors are two of Arcadis’ core markets, a position they have held throughout our 150 year history, and we pride ourselves on delivering new and exciting solutions for development projects, energy and infrastructure schemes. 

Our Transport Planning team is involved in some of the UK’s most complex and stimulating projects that are diverse and technically demanding, including some of the UK’s largest residential and mixed use developments including the NW Bicester Eco Town and Northstowe new town, Cambridgeshire, as well as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. We have a reputation for the delivery of development projects across the UK and have worked for a wide variety of national and local clients carrying out Transport Assessments, Travel and Transport Planning, Traffic Management Plans and Environmental Impact Studies to gain consent for schemes. During this time, we have been engaged on the transportation and impact aspects of Education, Health, Energy and Community Development schemes and Infrastructure proposals, delivering new and proven solutions to transportation issues. 

Owing to recent contract awards, such as the HCA Multi-disciplinary framework, and as part of the enhanced opportunities from our integration with ARCADIS, we are now looking to recruit a high calibre Principal or Associate Technical Director to focus on developing our consents work in London and the South East, whilst providing solutions for a wide portfolio of schemes throughout the UK, ensuring we meet and exceed our client’s requirements.

Requirements:

We are seeking to locate a career minded Principal or Associate Technical Director who has experience in developing client relationships in the public and private sectors and has solid work experience of leading the transport planning aspects of gaining consents for development projects and who possesses the following credentials:

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Chartered Transport Planner (MCILT/ TPP/ MIHT/MRTPI) 
• Degree of 2:1 or above in Geography/ Planning/ Engineering or related subject and a Masters in Transport Planning

Essential Experience:

• Experience in advising clients and leading transport assessments and travel plans for a wide range of developments 
• A commercial mind-set developed in the private sector and experience of building client relationships and winning work

Desirable Experience: 

• Project management of multi-disciplinary commissions involving engineering and environmental aspects; 
• Experience of mentoring junior staff
• Willingness to travel for projects across the UK
• A strong commercial focus
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Full driving licence

Duties & Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will have responsibility for developing transport planning consents work in London and the South East, whilst working alongside other transport planning colleagues and other engineering and environmental disciplines.  You will provide technical leadership of assigned projects, leading transport assessments and travel plans for a wide range of developments whilst drawing on the resources of teams in London and Cardiff to deliver projects. Also, you will advise clients, oversee the preparation and submission of transport documents for planning applications and negotiate S106 and s278 agreements.  You will also be responsible for project managing commissions which may be multi-disciplinary including commercial aspects and coordinating other technical inputs as well as participate in business development activities related to transport planning including building client relationships and bidding for new work. 

This is an opportunity to get involved in growing our business and be involved in a wide and varied portfolio of projects which will enhance your skills and test your technical knowledge. The recent acquisition of Hyder by ARCADIS presents significant new opportunities, which will provide excellent career development prospects.

We will provide personal development support, which will allow you to progress your career and offer you the opportunity to work at a senior level as part of a team undertaking an exciting range of work. You will be able to work on your own initiative as well as alongside other senior people in our business to create a truly multi-disciplinary offering to our clients.  We will support you with training and development to give you the best possible chance of success.

What do we offer:

We offer a dynamic challenging job with international focus in a pleasant working climate, attention to education and a competitive remuneration package reflecting the seniority of the role. You will have a great deal of responsibility with endless opportunity for impact and freedom for initiatives. Given the international spread of the business a certain level of flexibility in working hours is important.

At Arcadis, we believe in rewarding our staff for their commitment and endeavours and we have designed a flexible benefits package that we feel will suit all of our team. You will receive a basic salary that will match your skills, experience and requirements, coupled with:

Stakeholder Pension matched to 6%
Healthcare
Life Assurance
Annual Leave
Annual Professional Institution Subscription Paid
Tax Free Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Childcare Vouchers
Birthday Vouchers
Long Term Service Awards
Refer a Friend Scheme that rewards you for every successful introduction you make!

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