Director - Transport Planner

We are looking for an experienced Director to join our growing Transport Planning team in Birmingham , based at our Cherry Street office in the heart of the city .

Our Birmingham office brings together colleagues from across our multidisciplinary business, including transport, highways, infrastructure, planning and the wider built environment. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with specialists across these teams, build strong client relationships and draw on our wider expertise to deliver integrated solutions across the region.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior transport planning professional who combines strong technical expertise with an established network across the private-sector development market .

You will work with a diverse range of clients, including developers, house builders, landowners, property investors and other private-sector organisations , providing strategic and technical transport planning advice across some of the region’s most significant development projects.

As a Director, you will have the opportunity to use your existing market relationships and reputation to develop new client relationships, generate opportunities and grow our Transport Planning business across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

We are looking for someone who is well connected, commercially minded and passionate about development and transport planning , with the credibility and experience to operate at a senior level with clients and influence project outcomes.

As a Director, you will provide strategic, technical and commercial leadership across a range of development planning projects, with a particular focus on the private sector and the West Midlands development market .

You will work closely with developers, house builders, landowners and other stakeholders to develop practical transport solutions that support successful development and sustainable growth.

Your role will include:

• Providing senior technical and strategic leadership on complex transport planning and development projects.
• Leading transport planning inputs for residential, mixed-use, commercial, employment and strategic land developments .
• Advising clients from early-stage land promotion and feasibility through to planning applications and development delivery.
• Providing strategic advice on transport strategy, accessibility, sustainable transport and development-related infrastructure.
• Leading the preparation and review of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and wider transport strategies.
• Supporting clients through planning applications, highway negotiations and engagement with relevant authorities.
• Acting as a senior point of contact for key clients and developing long-term, trusted relationships.
• Using your existing market connections and industry network to identify and generate new opportunities.
• Leading business development activity, including client engagement, bids, tenders, fee proposals and presentations.
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing client accounts and develop new relationships.
• Representing Stantec at industry events, client meetings and within the wider development and transport planning market.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across planning, highways, infrastructure, environment and other disciplines.
• Providing leadership, mentoring and development to transport planning professionals within the team.
• Supporting the strategic growth and development of our Transport Planning business across Birmingham and the wider Midlands.

Your experience, technical credibility and market relationships will enable you to have a significant influence on both our projects and the continued growth of our business.

You will help clients navigate complex…