Senior Principal Transport Planner

3 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Stantec Full time

Senior Principal Transport Planner - ( 240002QC )

**Description**

**Senior Principal Transportation Planner, Wellington**

Our Wellington transportation team continues to win and deliver some of the region’s most iconic projects. If you are looking to join a firm that offers the perfect mix between exciting projects, career development and work/life balance then look no further.

Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always **design with community in mind.**

We care about the communities we serve — because they're our communities too. 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.

One difference between Stantec and our competitors is that we have an emphasis on professional and personal development and will take steps to help you achieve your career goals. We also have a culture of delivering as a team and our Wellington office has a healthy and vibrant culture. At Stantec you will be backed by a global company but delivering at a local level.

**About the role**

This is an exciting time to be a Transportation Planner in New Zealand and Stantec are leading the charge.

The main focus of the role is to provide technical leadership and/or project management delivery in transportation planning for network related and capital projects. You’ll deliver high end technical expertise in transportation planning, traffic modelling and project development as well as build and maintain strong external client relationships. Your contribution to the strategic growth of the transportation planning sector will be identifying and securing related business opportunities with key and emerging clients to grow Stantec’s market share.

Your project management skills will see you leading and managing transportation projects to ensure outcomes such as budget, profit, timeliness, technical and quality standards meet both the client and Stantec expectations. Your experience of facilitation will be utilised by ensuring the team has a constructive and collaborative environment where different thinking and ideas are encouraged.

Day to day tasks will involve:

- Provide technical leadership on a range of transport capital projects
- Provide technical expertise, direction, and coaching in the scoping of, leading and undertaking investment planning studies for transport projects
- Provide technical capabilities in transport planning, in such knowledge areas as investment planning, economic evaluation, modelling, public transport and strategic transport planning
- Plan, program and coordinate projects as Project Manager or Project Technical Lead with smart and innovative outcomes that contribute to project objectives
- Provide technical and professional leadership /mentoring to intermediate/junior team members
- Develop strong working relationships with NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi, KiwiRail, Local Authority and Private Sector clients and ensure their requirements are met
- Prepare Expression of Interest responses and proposals, and enact marketing initiatives

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Be a chartered professional engineer (or equivalent) or working toward professional registration with EngNZ or an equivalent professional body.
- At least 15 years’ transport planning experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of business and project finances.
- Excellent investigation, analytical and report writing skills, including investment planning.
- Excellent inter-personal skills and an ability to build trust and provide support to peers and clients.
- Experience in the private sector desirable.

**What we offer**

Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.
- Flexible Working Arrangements including purchasing up to 4 weeks additional leave and provision for school term contracts
- Learning and Talent Development Programs including global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
- Mentoring for your own development
- Professional Memberships
- Health Insurance - Income Protection Insurance - Life Insurance
- Service Recognition Awards
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
- Employee Assistance Program

**About us**

The Stantec community unites approximately 31,000 employees working in over 400 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a

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