Job Description
Transport Planner – Director
Overview
Robert West are currently seeking to appoint a Director to take overall responsibility for transport planning and infrastructure engineering teams. The role forms part of the senior management team and will be expected to operate at the highest level. The successful candidate will be the day to day contact for senior clients and will be expected to develop and manage those relationships for Robert West. Additionally having the ability to identify business opportunities and to develop these into fee generating opportunities for Robert West. As the lead Director for the Transport Planning division you will initiate and be active in a broad network of client relationships and will continuously seek to secure new work, and ideally be comfortable cross-selling to other divisions of the business. The Director of Transport Planning will be responsible for preparing fee proposals and tenders and will lead be comfortable being the technical lead of the team. It is expected that the successful candidate will have considerable experience across a variety of projects and sectors. • Manage existing Clients and other external stakeholders. • Develop new Clients and manage accounts where required. • Management of technical matters relating to the Transport Planning and Infrastructure. • Offer thought leadership and develop innovative transport solutions. • Inspiring and leading other staff across the business lines but with a particular focus on the Transport Planning team. • Contributing to the technical development of the transport planning function across the company. • Providing project management and technical support and advice within the market place in order to: o Develop the project management skills of other staff; o Develop the technical skills of other staff and o Ensure consistency in project management and technical quality from other staff members. • Commercial and technical management of projects ensuring that projects are managed effectively within budgetary constraints. • Financial management of the division and projects in the Transport Planning division. • The day-to-day management of other disciplines when working in partnership with the Transport Planning division. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
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