Senior Transportation Advisor at GHD in Duluth, Georgia

Job Description:

Job Description



Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we'll help you go all the way.


Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.


Who are we looking for?


We're looking for a Strategic Transportation Advisor to support our Transportation market leaders across North America in key metropolitan areas. In this role, you will take a strategic approach to project work, building connections between technical disciplines such as movement strategies, urban design, transport planning, urban economics and infrastructure development. This position will provide and deliver technical input into project work, strategic pursuits, and proposals


In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.


Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.



Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.



Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Actively championing value propositions of our Transportation market into multi-disciplinary projects, working closely with Project Managers and Technical Leads as appropriate.
• A key contributor to the implementation of GHD's value propositions into major strategic pursuits and proposals.
• Understanding and helping to develop key strategies in GHD's Future Communities initiatives, especially around movement of people, autos, and public transit.
• Develop and maintain contemporary technical approaches and solutions to support the pursuit and delivery of projects.
• Support senior members of the team in growing the capability of our technical people to deliver with clients.
• Task-managing and supporting senior members of the team in concert with Project Managers, Project Directors, Design Leads and Team Members as required.
• Supporting senior leadership to achieve growth targets.
• Technical Advisor on projects supporting our Project Manager, developing proposals and maintaining client relationships to drive business growth and repeat work opportunities.
• Provide guidance, allocate tasks, and supervise project-based teams while actively communicating progress and raising potential issues.
• Coaching to assist in the development of graduate / interns relating to GHD's Future Communities strategy and value propositions.

What you will bring to the team:

• Minimum of 20 years' experience within the field of transportation planning in large metropolitan areas.
• Experience with municipalities and local governments.
• Knowledge and experience working within the North American planning context including the preparation of strategic planning documents and development of technical reports.
• Excellent technical and non-technical written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prepare high quality reports, proposals and marketing information.
• Experience working in the consulting industry and in multi-disciplinary team environments.
• Ability to present to a wide range of audiences.
• Experience in small workshop and meeting facilitation.

If you're interested in pursuing this opportunity, please submit your application below!


As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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About Us



Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come. Apply Now