Technical Director – Development Planning

Arcadis

Technical Director managing Development and Transport Planning projects for clients. Supporting funding and approvals, ensuring stakeholder confidence, and delivering high-quality planning outcomes.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help clients make confident, transparent decisions by providing masterplanning input that integrates transport, land use and deliverability
Provide planning application support to secure consent, with clear evidence and audit trails
Offer public consultation support and expert witness services where required
Deliver Local Plan evidence and advice to support sound, deliverable growth strategies
Develop future mobility strategies that are deliverable, affordable and evidence‑led
Support to secure funding and approvals, building stakeholder confidence in the evidence
Create an environment for consistent high quality service delivery focused on exceeding client expectations
Optimise use of Global Excellence Centres (GEC) based outside of the UK&I

Requirements

What you’ll need

Educated to degree level (or above), preferably in transport planning or traffic engineering
Proven experience shaping a development planning business that meets governance and assurance expectations
Ability to build trusted client relationships and act as a senior point of contact
Experience leading delivery teams and managing programmes to time, cost and quality
Strong technical assurance capability—reviewing and signing off key client deliverables
Commitment to coaching and developing teams to deliver consistently high‑quality work
Excellent report writing and communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences
Strong organisation and prioritisation skills across multiple client commissions and bids

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements
Retirement plans
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

transport planningtraffic engineeringplanning application supportlocal plan evidencefuture mobility strategiesstakeholder engagementtechnical assurancereport writingprogramme managementaudit trails

Soft Skills

client relationship buildingleadershipcoachingcommunicationorganisationprioritisationservice deliveryteam developmentclient expectations managementconsultation support

Certifications

degree in transport planningdegree in traffic engineering