Principal, Senior Practice Lead - Transit Planning
Principal, Senior Practice Lead - Transit Planning
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Job Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Leader to join our growing team in Toronto ON. As a Principal Senior Practice Lead in our dynamic Mobility Advisory team you will be responsible for providing leadership and expertise for a variety of transit and transportation projects.
This role will lead a team of planners and engineers primarily on projects to support public transit service providers to develop multi-year service plans transit feasibility studies transportation master plans light rail and bus rapid transit programs business case studies while also supporting large infrastructure projects with transit expertise. You will have excellent working relationships with transit industry peers and have a deep understanding of the constantly evolving and dynamic transit industry.
This role will involve leading consultation programs with stakeholders agencies and the public transit planning and engineering extensive technical expertise project management leadership business development and strategic problem-solving skills. You will lead the development and implementation of planning solutions manage client relationships at the senior management level and provide oversight and mentorship to a dynamic team of engineers and planners.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on transformative projects contribute to the development of sustainable transportation systems and build strong relationships with public sector clients in Canada and across the globe. The role also requires collaboration with colleagues across Canada to grow and expand the transit practice. We encourage a fresh perspective and ideas for new business areas and client markets.
You will have the opportunity to work with global industry leaders in a wide range of disciplines. You will have a deep understanding of the constantly evolving and dynamic transit industry in North America.
Role accountabilities:
In this role you will take the lead in developing and executing transit projects including overseeing consultation programs with stakeholders agencies and the public. You will spearhead municipal transit projects including service plans infrastructure programs as well as LRT and BRT projects ensuring innovative and practical solutions. Your expertise and innovation in transit visioning will be vital in shaping long-term strategies and delivering impactful outcomes for communities.
Additionally this role includes managing and supervising mid-sized teams and resources providing effective direction to project teams to ensure successful execution. Strong communication skills are essential as the role requires engaging with team members at all levels providing technical guidance oversight and mentorship to foster growth and collaboration. This role includes performing technical reviews of work products to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards managing project budgets to ensure delivery on time and within budget and building and maintaining strong business relationships with public and private sector clients including managing relationships at senior management levels.
Business development is another key aspect of this role which includes identifying opportunities preparing proposals and presenting to prospective clients to support organizational growth. The role also involves recruiting motivating and mentoring team members to foster professional development and meet project objectives. Staying current with Canadian market conditions including policies standards and trends is essential to ensuring projects remain relevant and aligned with industry needs. Through effective leadership and technical expertise this role supports the delivery of impactful transit solutions and sustainable programs while advancing Arcadis presence in the region.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required:
Bachelors degree or equivalent in Planning Civil Engineering or a related field
Registered Professional Planner (RPP) / Professional Engineer (.) or equivalent
15 years of relevant planning/engineering experience including leadership in developing and implementing sustainable transit solutions
Recognized expert in transportation and transit planning/engineering with a well-established professional network
Proven project success on medium-sized projects or portions of large projects including effective direction of project teams for project execution
Strategic problem-solving skills and advanced technical knowledge in transportation planning/engineering
Strong professional consulting skills including project management client relationship management and commercial acumen at senior management levels
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop and deliver professional presentations
Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines concurrently
Preferred:
Experience leading active transportation and multi-modal programs for municipal clients
Experience winning and leading projects
Familiarity with emerging trends in transit including service planning feasibility studies LRT/BRT programs business cases and transit infrastructure programs
Why Arcadis
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
