The world needs innovators and problem solvers who turn challenges into greater opportunities. We have an insatiable curiosity about solutions to move people and goods safely and efficiently across the globe. From rail systems mobilising accessible transit, to ports linking land and sea – when it comes to connecting the people and places of tomorrow, the future of transport depends on us.

In your role as Principal Transport Planner, you will be responsible for providing consultancy services in the Transport Planning market in the NZ region (*successful candidates can work remotely across any location in New Zealand). With the support of the Section Leader of Transport Planning and the Technical Directors for Transport Planning, Traffic Engineering and Transport Modelling, you will be technical and project lead for transport planning and assessment projects, as well as providing technical guidance for transport planning advice on large strategic consulting and design projects and business cases.

The role will also be responsible for project delivery and project management, and for positioning and winning projects involving a range of services. You will be instrumental in collaborating with commercial, project management and technical leaders to create opportunities for Jacobs to plan, develop, deliver and operate a range of projects. The role will support management of the Transport Planning team, in terms of team development and growth, building technical capability and growing the transport planning portfolio. Key to this, you will be the interface with GID delivery centres in order to improve delivery capability to meet targets. #LI-AP1 #APMETransport #ANZTransport #ANZTransportPlanning #APACTransport

Qualifications

• Strong experience working on multidisciplinary transport projects, with medium and high complexity

• Significant knowledge and breadth of transport engineering/planning concepts and tasks

• Strong experience in traffic operations and capacity analysis

• The proven ability to provide data analysis and manipulation as well as a strong understanding of technical standards and guidelines

• Solid understanding of principles informing road design concepts and development

• Strong understanding of the interfaces between transport planning, traffic engineering and transport modelling

• The ability to inspire the Solutions and Technology area through forums, Communities of Practice and direct staff engagement.

• The ability to articulate a clear direction and have good social, networking and presentation skills.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s Network – .

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. First Nations peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate for a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel, please let your recruiter know in your application.

Please note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.

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