Principal Consultant (Transport Planning)

Description

• Identify and secure new business opportunities, including supporting with the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions to win new work.
• Developing Sustainable Transport and decarbonisation policies, strategies and plans (including Local Transport Plans), multi-modal network development, options appraisal, and feasibility studies for public transport, walking, cycling and placemaking schemes.
• Project manage schemes with control over project budgets and deliver effective resource planning to meet project needs.
• Act as Project Manager for sustainable transport projects across Ireland.
• Prepare technical documents, presentations and reports to a high standard.
• Ensure work produced is technically accurate and delivered in accordance with the appropriate standards.
• Travel Survey specification development and management.
• Manage the production of scheme deliverables.
• Managing technical staff, project budgets and dealing with clients and stakeholders in project delivery.

Requirements

• Experience of appraising transport options using both qualitative and quantitative methods to identify optimum solutions. Management and delivery of Business Cases.
• The ability to form constructive, lasting relationships with clients and professional partners. Confident in client facing roles with the ability to undertake client-facing tasks with little supervision.
• Experience of preparing and delivering engagement and consultation activities with a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills to inform decision making, including spreadsheet and GIS analysis.
• Experience of people and resource management to efficiently deliver projects and support skills development within the wider team. Line management experience advantageous but not essential.
• Experience of travel demand management and behaviour change initiatives, including associated marketing and communications.
• Knowledge of the relevant policy context, appraisal and design guidance, and available funding streams.
• Successful track record in Project Management.
• Experience in developing proposals and winning new work advantageous.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Broad range of transport planning skills including significant experience of developing and delivering transport planning projects within the field of Sustainable and Active Travel.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance