Principal Transportation Planner
About the role
At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.
Mott MacDonald’s Transportation Planning team is seeking a creative, motivated, and experienced Principal Transportation Planner to lead our growing team in Vancouver. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional to shape the future of mobility and city-building in the region.
As a Principal Transportation Planner, your responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:
- Lead and manage the local transportation planning team, including recruitment and staff development
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction on transportation planning projects across Canada and North America
- Manage and deliver multi-modal transportation projects, with a focus on modelling, public transit, urban integration, and city-building
- Support account leadership for key clients, driving business development and maintaining strong client relationships
- Lead proposal development and opportunity pursuits, including responses to RFPs
- Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resources to ensure successful delivery
- Facilitate stakeholder and public engagement processes
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to support integrated project delivery
- Represent Mott MacDonald at industry events, conferences, and professional societies
- Mentor junior staff and contribute to the growth of the Transportation Planning Practice across North America
- Travel may be required to support projects and initiatives across the region
To be successful in this role, the selected candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Master’s degree in transportation engineering, urban planning, or a related field
- 15+ years of relevant experience in transportation planning, with professional experience in the Vancouver market
- Proven leadership and people management skills
- Strong technical background in transportation planning, including modelling, transit planning, and urban street design
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to research, present, and convey complex information clearly and concisely
- Confidence in engaging professionally across all levels of an organization and with external stakeholders
- Passion for public transit, sustainable transportation, and improving communities through positive social outcomes
- Experience with infrastructure design and delivery is considered an asset
Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you! Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
In compliance with the B.C. Pay Transparency Act, the expected salary range is from $160,000 - $198,000.
Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate's actual salary within the expected range.
We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Hybrid working policy At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Location(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Transport
Discipline: Planning and modelling
Job Ref: 10510
Recruiter Contact: Katie Champoux
About Mott MacDonald
We are an employee-owned engineering, development and management consultancy, with nearly 20,000 people in 50 countries. We plan, design, deliver and maintain infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives from transport to energy, water and buildings.
This infrastructure connects new and existing communities, it improves access to a wider range of amenities and vital public services, powers sustainable economic growth, and builds greater environmental resilience. These projects address some of society’s biggest challenges, and from their scope to their scale, they are as diverse as they are complex.
Through our global network of specialists, we apply excellence and innovation to overcome these challenges. The culture we have created at Mott MacDonald is integral to this. It enables our brilliant people to thrive in a nurturing environment, collaborating with and learning from our industry leaders to develop pioneering solutions and build technical expertise in their fields.
With this approach, we achieve transformative social outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve – from accessibility, to inclusion, empowerment, resilience and wellbeing. These are at the heart of our purpose, and the forefront of our minds in everything that we do.
Engineering. Management. Consultancy.
Principal Transportation Planner
About the role
At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.
Mott MacDonald’s Transportation Planning team is seeking a creative, motivated, and experienced Principal Transportation Planner to lead our growing team in Vancouver. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional to shape the future of mobility and city-building in the region.
As a Principal Transportation Planner, your responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:
- Lead and manage the local transportation planning team, including recruitment and staff development
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction on transportation planning projects across Canada and North America
- Manage and deliver multi-modal transportation projects, with a focus on modelling, public transit, urban integration, and city-building
- Support account leadership for key clients, driving business development and maintaining strong client relationships
- Lead proposal development and opportunity pursuits, including responses to RFPs
- Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resources to ensure successful delivery
- Facilitate stakeholder and public engagement processes
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to support integrated project delivery
- Represent Mott MacDonald at industry events, conferences, and professional societies
- Mentor junior staff and contribute to the growth of the Transportation Planning Practice across North America
- Travel may be required to support projects and initiatives across the region
To be successful in this role, the selected candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Master’s degree in transportation engineering, urban planning, or a related field
- 15+ years of relevant experience in transportation planning, with professional experience in the Vancouver market
- Proven leadership and people management skills
- Strong technical background in transportation planning, including modelling, transit planning, and urban street design
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to research, present, and convey complex information clearly and concisely
- Confidence in engaging professionally across all levels of an organization and with external stakeholders
- Passion for public transit, sustainable transportation, and improving communities through positive social outcomes
- Experience with infrastructure design and delivery is considered an asset
Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you! Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
In compliance with the B.C. Pay Transparency Act, the expected salary range is from $160,000 - $198,000.
Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate's actual salary within the expected range.
We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Hybrid working policy At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Location(s):
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Transport
Discipline: Planning and modelling
Job Ref: 10510
Recruiter Contact: Katie Champoux
About Mott MacDonald
We are an employee-owned engineering, development and management consultancy, with nearly 20,000 people in 50 countries. We plan, design, deliver and maintain infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives from transport to energy, water and buildings.
This infrastructure connects new and existing communities, it improves access to a wider range of amenities and vital public services, powers sustainable economic growth, and builds greater environmental resilience. These projects address some of society’s biggest challenges, and from their scope to their scale, they are as diverse as they are complex.
Through our global network of specialists, we apply excellence and innovation to overcome these challenges. The culture we have created at Mott MacDonald is integral to this. It enables our brilliant people to thrive in a nurturing environment, collaborating with and learning from our industry leaders to develop pioneering solutions and build technical expertise in their fields.
With this approach, we achieve transformative social outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve – from accessibility, to inclusion, empowerment, resilience and wellbeing. These are at the heart of our purpose, and the forefront of our minds in everything that we do.
Engineering. Management. Consultancy.