Principal Consultant

About Us

Transport Insights is an Irish-based transport planning consultancy. With a team of internationally experienced consultants, we provide innovative, effective and deliverable transport related advice and cost effective, sustainable solutions.

We offer a wide range of transport planning related services to clients in public and private sectors including active travel and sustainable mobility, data analytics, feasibility and optioneering studies, parking analysis, public transport planning, traffic and transport assessments, transport appraisal, and transport modelling.

Our projects require a broad range of skills and the ability to deliver quality work within a fast-moving and deadline-driven environment. We are now seeking to recruit a Principal Consultant or Associate Director to work within our Infrastructure and Development Business Unit.

The candidate should have considerable experience working within a consultancy environment, and a proven track record of leading development and/ or infrastructure schemes from initial concept, through subsequent feasibility and planning stages. The candidate should also be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible, while also performing effectively in a position of responsibility. This position is an excellent opportunity for you to further develop your commercial and leadership capabilities within a fast-growing, dynamic consultancy environment. In return, you will benefit from a generous salary, employee benefits package and flexible working arrangements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a scientific or related subject (essential)
• A master’s level qualification in transport planning or equivalent (desirable)
• Programme and Project Management practitioner (desirable)
• Chartered or working towards professional chartership, such as the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification or Chartered Engineer (desirable).

Experience

• A minimum of eight years’ relevant experience in transport planning or closely related subject, predominantly within a consultancy environment
• A minimum of five years in a leadership role, involving employee management and senior client engagement – exploring project requirements; scoping, pricing and drafting fee proposals; negotiating contracts; and subsequent successful project delivery
• A proven track record of delivery at a senior level.

Skills

Leadership skills:

• Vision and innovation – to challenge the status quo and push for continuous improvement
• Effective delegation, to enable and encourage the best from team members
• Courage – to make, substantiate and see through difficult decisions
• Honesty and integrity
• Self-awareness.

Technical skills:

• Well-developed and proven relevant transport planning skills with demonstrable operational expertise
• Recognised as having a broad knowledge and understanding of key developments in transport planning and related fields such as land use planning and engineering
• Good problem-solving skills.

Communication skills:

• Effective presentation and advocacy skills
• An ability to communicate complex issues effectively and clearly for technical and non-technical audiences
• Clear accurate and concise proposal and report writing skills
• Well-developed listening and interpersonal skills.

Additional requirements:

• Full clean Irish driving licence.

Rewards and Benefits

• Permanent full-time position
• Competitive core salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Company pension contributions
• Income protection cover
• Paid sick leave
• Death in service cover
• Flexible working arrangements.

How to Apply

To apply, please send a short cover email and your current CV to recruitment@transportinsights.com.

Transport Insights is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and provides equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, colour, age, religion, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Ireland, without requiring employer’s support in acquiring employment permit or immigration visa