Associate / Senior Associate Transport Planner

We are currently seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Transport Planning team in Northampton. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in our growth agenda and lead a team of seasoned transport planners that have been long established in the region.

Reporting directly to Transport Director Nigel Fern, who is widely regarded as one of the region's leading land development specialists you will take a key role in shaping and leading the transport strategy across projects.

About The Business:

As one of the leading consultancies in the built environment we have exciting plans to grow across our regions. Our Northampton office is located in the centre of the England's Economic Heartland growth area and is providing leading consultancy work on many of the major residential and commercial development sites, with many of our leading clients based locally.

The Location:

Set in a beautiful and unique office environment, our team leads on a multitude of exciting projects for a wide range of clients from large mixed-use, residential or commercial development projects through to smaller redevelopment sites. Coupled with a fast-paced team environment, this opportunity is well suited to an experienced Senior Associate Transport Planner who is looking for an exciting new challenge.

For more information on our Northampton team and projects, please click Northampton (Prospect Court), United Kingdom

About The Role:

You will play a key leadership role within our team overseeing projects from early concept through to successful delivery, strengthening client relationships, and supporting a diverse portfolio of regional and national schemes. You'll mentor and guide junior colleagues, ensuring the effective production of high-quality transport assessments, travel plans, modelling work and environmental assessments. Working closely with our interdisciplinary network of engineers, scientists, designers and planners, you'll help shape and deliver impactful development and infrastructure projects across the region.

A critical part of your success will be your contribution to the team's strategic growth and direction. Working with Directors and fellow Associates across our technical disciplines, you'll help define future priorities, diversify our client base, secure new opportunities, and ensure our practice remains at the forefront of consultancy and innovation in the sector.

This is a varied, rewarding role with genuine scope for progression and the opportunity to further shape your own career journey.

About You:

You will be an experienced transport planner with a broad understanding of the full transport planning discipline, ideally with expertise in land development projects.

You will bring a proven track record of leading teams and delivering effective, high-quality transport planning solutions.

With a strong client-facing approach and a proactive, can-do attitude, you will be confident in presenting complex ideas and project concepts to colleagues, clients and stakeholders at all levels.

You'll also bring a genuine interest in the future of transport planning particularly in the context of digital innovation and the transition to a low-carbon society.

Above all, your passion for the profession and your commitment to delivering outstanding outcomes for clients will be key to your success in this role.

Qualifications:

Degree-qualified in transportation, geography, civil engineering, planning, economics or a related field.

 WHY JOIN US?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great projects and frameworks
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

To hear what some of our existing UK&I workforce say about life at Stantec, please click on My Stantec Stories.

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. 

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn't exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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