Lead Transport Planner

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada GHD Full time

**Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way.**

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

**Our pledge to you.**

**Join GHD.**

**Who are we looking for?**

Due to strong growth opportunities, we are seeking an accomplished **Lead Transport Planner **to join our high-performing, collaborative and enthusiastic team. Ideally located in **Vancouver **, the position could also be based in our **Calgary or Edmonton offices **. With a passion for Active Transportation, you will take a leading role in our transport planning business in Western Canada.

You will have local knowledge and experience in Canada delivering transport planning projects across a broad spectrum that may include Transportation Master Planning, Travel Demand Management, Neighborhood Enhancement and Complete Streets. You will have the ability to provide direction to teams and provide guidance to designers as projects progress to pre-implementation.

**In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.**

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

**Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.**

**Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in**:

- Technical delivery of Transport Planning projects for public sector clients, that will include reporting and business case preparation.
- Build on your existing industry connections and experience to win and deliver project work
- Provide technical leadership to the wider team, to motivate and inspire junior team members
- Excellent communicator who enjoys engaging and influencing clients

**What you will bring to the team**:

- Degree qualified and proven experience in Transport Planning
- Be confident in communicating Transport Planning issues and solutions to a wide audience using first principles
- Excellent written and oral communicator
- Understanding of the regulatory framework for Transport Planning in Canada including municipal and ministry processes
- Experience in contributing to the development of engineering programs and business cases for transport infrastructure schemes
- Have experience across Active Mobility Modes not limited walking and cycling, Structure Planning, Transport Assessments and Development Control
- Pro-active and enthusiastic team player with an ability to work both independently and within an integrated wider team

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**Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.**

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

**EEO Statement Canada**:As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

**Salary range (Vancouver, BC only): $122,304.00 to $183,456.00**

**Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD backing you every step of the way.**

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

**Our Pledge to You**
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the
**#PowerOfCommitment**

**Who we are**
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.



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