Principal, Transportation

The Transportation Principal is a senior leadership role within Stantec’s US Mobility, Analytics and Revenue Solutions group. Overall work responsibilities will involve providing project management and technical consulting services to tolling and transportation organizations throughout North America. Additional responsibilities will include strategic growth, business development, client relationship management, and technical delivery leadership, as well as representing Stantec in the tolling and transportation industry both nationally and within the North Central region. Qualified candidates should have substantial experience in project management and technical consulting services related to traffic and toll revenue (T&R) forecasting, toll policy and program development, transportation planning, traffic engineering, travel demand modeling, and transportation data analytics, including investment-grade studies supporting toll revenue bond financings. Demonstrated experience growing client programs, leading multidisciplinary teams, and advising agency executives is essential. Summary of essential job functions Provide strategic and program leadership as US North Central T&R Practice Leader, accountable for practice strategy, client relationships, staffing, delivery quality, and financial performance. Serve as North Central T&R, Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering (TPTE), and Travel Demand Modeling (TDM) Growth Leader. Lead business and practice development, including participation in Business Center growth planning, sales and net revenue targets, key account priorities, and pursuit strategy. Lead capture planning, proposal development, presentations, and interviews for major T&R, tolling policy, and modeling pursuits. National Data Practice Leadership Serve as National Data Practice Lead, setting the direction for transportation data analytics and visualization services across the US. Drive technical innovation through the use of emerging data sources (e.g., location-based origin-destination, connected vehicle, and toll transaction data) in modeling, forecasting, and performance monitoring. Provide multidisciplinary team management, directing modelers, analysts, and subject-matter experts in developing analytical tools and executive dashboards. Develop repeatable, marketable data and analytics offerings and associated marketing collateral. Project Governance Serve as an approved Project Independent Reviewer (PIR), providing independent review and approval of proposals, contracts, project plans and set-up, change orders, and project updates in accordance with Stantec’s Project Management Framework. Provide technical quality assurance as Technical Reviewer of deliverables across the Business Center, including traffic and revenue analysis, investment-grade reports, tolling policy studies, and modeling work. Support professional development and mentoring project managers on scope, schedule, budget, risk, and forecasting, and share lessons learned to strengthen delivery discipline. Manage T&R and transportation consulting contracts for public and private toll agencies. Client Service Leadership Conduct regular client service check-ins with key agency clients to understand how Stantec is performing, capture feedback, and identify emerging needs. Provide executive-level client advisory as an independent voice and senior reviewer on client programs, separate from day-to-day project delivery. Advise agency executives on tolling policy and strategy, traffic and revenue analysis, and infrastructure finance, including investment-grade studies supporting toll revenue bond financings. Guide transportation policy and program development, translating complex technical findings into practical policy, program, financing, and investment decisions. Advisory Leadership Serve as a Senior Advisor to Business Center leadership on strategy, technical direction, market positioning, and key client and pursuit decisions. Lead profess…

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