Senior Transport Planner (major urban development project in Riyadh)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Position: Senior Transport Planner

Experience: Minimum 15 years

Industry: Transportation Planning \| Urban Development \| Infrastructure \| Mega Projects

Employment Type: Full-time, Project-Based Assignment

About the Role

We are seeking highly experienced Senior Transport Planners to support a major urban development project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidates will provide specialist transport planning expertise across multiple districts, precincts, and assets within a large-scale master development.

Working closely with the client's Transport Planning team, the selected candidates will act as technical advisors, reviewing transport strategies, mobility assessments, and masterplans to ensure alignment with development objectives, applicable standards, and project approval requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and assess Transport Strategies, Transport Masterplans, and Mobility Impact Studies (MIS) at district, precinct, and asset levels.
• Provide technical reviews and recommendations on transport planning submissions throughout feasibility, concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Evaluate road network capacity, transport infrastructure requirements, development phasing, and mobility strategies.
• Support transport-related Stage Gate approvals, ensuring technical compliance and alignment with project development requirements.
• Coordinate transport planning activities across district masterplans and individual development assets.
• Review and validate mobility and land-use assumptions, development statistics, and transport demand requirements.
• Ensure integration of transport planning solutions with regional mobility strategies and wider urban development objectives.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams, including Road Design, Bridges, Public Realm, Utilities, Transport Modelling, Event Management, and Construction Logistics.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical interfaces and facilitate project approvals.
• Prepare technical assessments, review comments, recommendations, and supporting documentation for governance and approval processes.
• Contribute to improving transport planning procedures, technical review processes, and lessons learned across development stages.

Required Qualifications \& Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, or a closely related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience in transport planning, including at least 5 years in the Middle East.

• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:

  • Transport masterplanning for large-scale urban developments.
  • Transport and Mobility Impact Assessments.
  • Strategic, mesoscopic, and microscopic transport modelling.
  • Public transport feasibility studies.
  • Road network capacity and traffic impact assessments.
  • Working knowledge of relevant transport planning and modelling tools, including Emme, Cube, SIDRA, Synchro, GIS, and AutoCAD.
  • Sound understanding of applicable Saudi Arabian transport standards and international design guidelines, including AASHTO and DMRB.
  • Familiarity with Manual for Streets, Living Streets, or equivalent street design and mobility planning principles.
  • Proven ability to review complex technical submissions and coordinate across multidisciplinary infrastructure and development teams.
  • Strong analytical, technical reporting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Chartered status or professional registration with a recognized engineering or transport planning institution.
• More than 5 years of professional experience in the Middle East, preferably with substantial experience in Saudi Arabia.
• Previous experience working in a client-side, developer, or technical advisory role.
• Experience supporting major master developments, mixed-use districts, or large-scale urban infrastructure programmes.
• Familiarity with development approval processes and transport planning governance frameworks.

Work Arrangement

The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with full-time secondment to the client's offices.

Candidates should be comfortable operating within a multidisciplinary, client-facing environment and providing independent technical advice across multiple projects and development stages.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV, highlighting relevant transport planning projects, technical expertise, and experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East.

Please include your current location, availability, and expected remuneration.