Associate Technical Director - Transport Planning

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking an Associate Technical Director in Transport Planning to join our national Transport Planning team and assist in the ongoing development and growth of the Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering business.

This role will be based in our Sydney office, yet you will play a pivotal part in our national Mobility Advisory business.

Our transport planning team operates in a supportive leadership environment. We provide hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.

The objectives of the role are to:

• Draw on your industry connections and profile to increase the Arcadis presence within the NSW Transport Planning community
• Actively contribute to business strategy for the wider Arcadis business, with a focus on NSW
• Actively pursue new opportunities for the Mobility Advisory business, and convert into won projects
• Lead and contribute to transport planning projects, including active transport, public transport and multimodal strategies, plans, studies and options assessment
• Undertake verification reviews of transport planning and traffic engineering reporting and analyses
• Ensure proactive collaboration and effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders, on projects and pursuits
• Mentor and support junior team members
• Build and maintain valuable networks within the industry.

Youwill have:

• Demonstrated experience in transport planning, including active transport, public transport, multi-modal network planning and/ or precinct development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing transport strategies, plans, studies and options assessments
• Sound knowledge of traffic engineering principles, including road safety, intersection operations, and local area traffic management
• Ability to translate strategic transport visions into operational advice and practical design recommendations
• Excellent written communication
• Excellent verbal communication, relationship building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead self and others, including upskilling emerging professionals within the team, strong motivating and delegation skills
• Experience in project management and working within multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated technical and commercial acumen
• Experience with or working knowledge of pedestrian planning and analyses advantageous
• 12+ years relevant experience
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering, planning, or a related field

We understand that applicants might not have all the relevant qualifications and experience listed above. If you are passionate about our field and have some of these relevant skills, we encourage you to apply.