The highways and transportation sector is facing a significant long-term challenge: ensuring it has the skills, talent and leadership needed to deliver the infrastructure, services and innovation required in 2040 and beyond. As technology evolves, workforce expectations change and competition for talent intensifies, organisations must think differently about how they attract, develop and retain future leaders. Employers must balance immediate workforce demands with the responsibility of nurturing the next generation of professionals who will shape the future of the sector. This webinar brings together industry leaders and workforce experts to explore the leadership capabilities, skills and talent strategies that will be needed in the years ahead. The discussion will examine how organisations can create sustainable leadership pipelines, develop future-ready teams and prepare for a workplace increasingly influenced by digital transformation, automation and AI. Drawing on recruitment market insight, workforce trends and industry experience, the session will explore what organisations need to do today to ensure they have the leaders they need tomorrow.
By the end of the session, you’ll understand:
This webinar is relevant to anyone with an interest in the future of skills, leadership and workforce development within the highways and transportation sector, including:
The session is open to all CIHT members, CIHT partner employees, BCoE members and non-members. It is free for CIHT and BCoE members to attend and charged for CIHT Partner Employees and non-members.
Blayne Cahill is Director of the Highways, Transportation & Infrastructure division at built environment recruiter Carrington West, leading four specialist teams with a strong reputation for designing and delivering resourcing solutions across the public and private sectors. As a recruiter, he set numerous individual records while building a team that delivered several consecutive years of exponential growth, work recognised nationally twice by the REC, the recruitment industry's governing body. Having spoken at CIHT national conferences in 2025 and 2026 on the industry's skills gap, Blayne continues to focus on how the sector attracts, engages and develops its people, the lens he brings to today's discussion.
Alice is an Assistant Transport Planner at WSP, working primarily with local authorities to develop and deliver active and sustainable travel schemes. Her experience spans the delivery of School Streets, active travel route audits, feasibility studies and scheme reviews. She is particularly passionate about accessibility and inclusion, and ensuring these principles are embedded within transport planning so that schemes respond to the needs of everyone. Prior to joining WSP, Alice spent two years at a London-based consultancy, delivering engagement and behaviour change programmes designed to encourage active travel. Alongside her project work, Alice is interested in how the transport sector can inspire more young people to pursue careers in the profession and help address future skills needs.
Tracey Collins is People Capability and Transformation Director at Kier Infrastructure, leading the business’s approach to workforce capability, leadership development, inclusion, workforce planning and future talent. With extensive experience spanning sustainability, social value, organisational transformation and people strategy, Tracey is passionate about creating opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds while building the leadership capability needed for long-term business success. She works closely with senior leaders to develop resilient, future-ready workforces and is a strong advocate for the role that emerging talent, diverse career pathways and technology will play in shaping the leaders of tomorrow. Tracey brings a practical perspective on how organisations can balance technological change with the human skills, experiences and opportunities that will define future leadership.
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