Lead Transport Planner Jobs

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.

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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:

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

What you will bring to the team:

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

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.

About Us

Why GHD?

Being the best we can be is in our culture.

We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

More about Life and Work @GHD

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation . GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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