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Job Description
The Associate Director role in Transport Planning and Strategic Consulting is a leadership position focused on delivering innovative and sustainable transport solutions. Responsibilities include leadership, client engagement, project delivery, business development, and team development. Candidates should have extensive experience in transport planning, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to excellence.
The Liverpool office has an established track record of successfully delivering Transport projects and works closely with other disciplines from Streets and Technology, Highways, Aviation, Ports, Rail and Environmental sectors. The team workload ranges from strategy development, transport appraisals, business cases, feasibility studies, market research and modelling and data analytics, working with public and private sector clients.
We are looking for an Associate Director to support and lead on the delivery of a variety of transport projects. The role will suit a self‑motivated individual who is aspiring to take a lead role in client engagement and manage dynamic teams delivering high quality projects covering:
* Transportation studies covering all modes including active travel, road reallocation and public transport schemes
* Options appraisal, including modelling and data analytics to support public sector business case development and funding applications
* Localised and strategic transport model development
* Collaborative working across multi-disciplinary projects
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic Leadership: lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives to grow the transport planning and consulting practice; align team objectives with AECOM’s broader business goals; ensure integration across disciplines; demonstrate proven work–winning, project management and team management abilities with excellent client relations.
* Client and Stakeholder Engagement: build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, including public sector agencies, private developers and infrastructure operators; provide strategic advice to clients, ensuring their goals are met with innovative and sustainable solutions; represent AECOM at client meetings, industry events and conferences.
* Project Delivery: oversee the delivery of complex transport planning projects, ensuring they meet quality, budget and timeline requirements; provide technical oversight and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards; manage project risks, develop mitigation strategies and ensure successful outcomes.
* Business Development: identify and pursue new business opportunities in the transport planning and wider sectors; lead the preparation of bids and proposals, ensuring they align with client needs and AECOM’s strategic priorities; collaborate with other business lines to secure and deliver multidisciplinary projects.
* Team Development: recruit, mentor and develop a high‑performing team of transport planners and consultants; foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement; promote diversity and inclusion, ensuring a supportive and equitable workplace.
Qualifications
We are looking for:
* Degree in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning or a related field.
* Membership in professional bodies such as the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) or Transport Planning Society (TPS).
* Extensive experience in transport planning, with a proven track record in winning work and leading teams.
* Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
* Comprehensive knowledge of transport planning principles, policies and regulations in the UK & I region.
* Expertise in transport modelling (strategic and local) and transport economics.
* Ability to interface with design teams on the role of modelling in scheme development.
* Understanding of the technical requirements of key public clients in the region with respect to transport modelling and appraisal.
* Proficiency in commonly used transport planning tools and software.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
We are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, inviting everyone to bring their whole selves to work and using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
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