Associate Transport Planning Lead

Term: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Grade: Associate

Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 18 September 2026

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applicants that (now or in the future) require sponsorship for an employment visa. Any application requiring a visa (without clear clarification) will be rejected.

ABOUT THE ROLE

City Science is seeking an experienced Associate Transport Planning Lead, to lead and grow our transport planning team. This is a senior leadership role combining technical excellence, team development, client engagement, and business growth.

You will lead the delivery of transport planning and decarbonisation projects, provide strategic advice to clients, develop new business opportunities, and help shape the future direction of our transport planning services. They will take a key role in the growth of our business, through delivering upon our team’s wider commercial targets; such as through identifying future opportunities and delivering high-quality tender responses. They will be provided the opportunity to attend, present and represent City Science at key industry wide transport and decarbonisation-focused national conferences.

Experience in areas such as Local Transport Plans, Active Travel, Electric Vehicles, Public Transport, Transport Decarbonisation, and Policy Development is highly desirable.

ABOUT US: CITY SCIENCE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Associate within our City Science team you will be responsible for

• Technical oversight and leading the transport planning service line
• Business development and the winning of new work
• Growing the transport planning team and offer
• Responsible for quality assurance on projects/technical deliverables.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects within budget.
• Leading engagement sessions, content development and outreach (as required).

This will include

Project Delivery & Management

• Oversee the successful delivery of transport planning and net zero projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to client expectations.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership across multiple projects.

Technical

• Preparing technical and client reports and presentations
• Working closely with our data science and software development teams to automate processes and provide constructive feedback to ensure continuous improvement.
• Managing and providing technical oversight, advisory and analysis on a range of transport and net zero projects.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Present technical findings and proposals to senior stakeholders.
• Represent City Science at industry events and conferences.

Business Development

• Lead bids, tenders and proposals.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities.
• Contribute to revenue growth and strategic partnerships.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop the transport planning team and service offer.
• Manage, mentor and support team members.
• Maintain high standards of technical quality and project delivery.