Strategic Transport Planning Manager

About the role

Parsons is seeking a highly accomplished Strategic Transport Planning Manager to act as the organizational and commercial leader of a team of Transport Planners within its growing infrastructure consultancy practice. The role steers major multi-disciplinary transit schemes, balancing high-level commercial strategy with the technical oversight needed to deliver integrated rail, highway and active mobility networks.

Key responsibilities

• Direct, manage and scale a team of Transport Planners, overseeing resource optimization, performance management and delivery of multi-modal engineering schemes.
• Lead high-value regional and national transport planning tenders, defining commercial scope, pricing strategies and resource allocation.
• Provide strategic direction across mass transit (rail, metro, BRT), highway design and Non-Motorized Transport frameworks from feasibility to delivery.
• Act as the primary executive contact for municipal governments, transit authorities and major private developers to negotiate approvals and secure scheme clearances.
• Collaborate with leads in Master Planning, Urban Design, Civils, Environmental, Structures and Utilities on unified project outcomes and joint bids.
• Set project delivery standards so outputs such as travel demand modelling (VISUM/CUBE) and rail capacity analysis (OpenTrack) meet regulatory and client requirements.
• Champion Transit-Oriented Development, sustainable micro-mobility and smart transport technologies across the practice.

Required profile

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in an engineering consultancy, including managing senior technical teams and multi-million-pound project portfolios.
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Urban/Regional Planning or a related quantitative engineering field.
• Full Chartered status or equivalent professional registration (e.g. CIHT, TPS, ICE or regional equivalent).
• Executive communication, political navigation, bid strategy and conflict resolution skills.