Head of Active Travel - Manchester, United Kingdom - Stantec

Stantec
Stantec
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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Director or Senior Associate to establish, lead and develop our Active Travel team nationally.

This is a key strategic role within our Infrastructure business as we seek a seasoned Transport or Engineering Professional capable of growing our Active Travel business.

The role can be based out of any of our UK offices, but ideally based in England.


You will lead and develop Stantec's Active Travel planning and design capability in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, working closely with equivalent colleagues in leadership positions in Scotland.


Your task will be to grow active travel consultancy and design services across the full lifecycle of projects from funding, planning, through concept design, stakeholder engagement to detailed design and implementation.

You will work with a team of transport planners, design engineers and multi-disciplinary teams to develop a coordinated team approach.


You will play a key role in terms of Business Development and maintaining key client relationships with a view to increasing the number of framework appointments and direct awards related to active travel.

A key focus will be to grow our public sector portfolio as well as operating in the private sector.

You will provide strong leadership for a team of active travel focused consultants based across England and will work collaboratively with our Leadership group to develop both the team and workload in line with the Stantec's ambitions for growth.


If you are excited and motivated by the challenge of growing our active travel business across the UK, then we would love to hear from you.

For more info on our Active Travel business see - Stantec Active Travel


ABOUT YOU
Ideally you will be a Chartered Civil Engineer or Transport Planning Professional or equivalent and Degree qualified. You will have demonstrable experience in work winning from strategic Frameworks and developing and securing new business opportunities.


You will have experience in leading a successful team in public sector focused transport planning and have demonstrable knowledge and experience of active travel consultancy from a planning and/or design perspective.


You will have strong client facing ethos, can-do attitude, and the ability to present complex projects and concepts to fellow professionals and stakeholders.


Most importantly, you will have the ambition and passion to grow our Active Travel team, deliver and build upon our existing portfolio, and identify new opportunities in the market.

If you are excited and motivated by this challenge, then we want to hear from you.

It's a great opportunity to join Stantec at a key stage of our growth in the UK and you will have the chance to make a real impact.


Why Join us?


The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us.

We offer a competitive salary and package, a great pension scheme, a green car scheme, free private medical insurance, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, the opportunity to lead great projects and people and the autonomy and opportunity to play a key role in Stantec's growth journey

To take a look at what some of our existing workforce says about life at Stantec in our UK & Ireland business please click on

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About Stantec
Stantec is a professional services firm.

Our team of 28,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle.

We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.


From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way.

So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.


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.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please in
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