Senior Transport Planner

Company Description
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Job Description

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AECOM are seeking an experienced Transport Planner to join the thriving South West and Wales Streets team offering multidisciplinary design and planning capability. This is an exciting opportunity to join an accomplished team and work on a range of microsimulation and multidisciplinary projects for a wide variety of clients.

The role will suit an individual who is looking to take the next step in their career, including client-facing and project management responsibilities, and will have a strong background in transport modelling with a particular focus on microsimulation modelling. A critical aspect of the role will be building and maintaining client relationships with our key clients such as Cardiff City Council, the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and Transport for London (TfL) for example. The role will require leadership, mentorship and technical advice for junior team members.

Current & Upcoming Projects:

1. Projects for local authority clients across the UK, most notably Cardiff Council, WECA, TfL.

Here’s what you’ll do:

1. Deliver: The Streets team is responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of projects aimed at improving our streets and places for local authority clients across the UK and Ireland. We provide feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design, transport modelling, community engagement, project delivery and construction management services on a wide range of multi-discipline transportation and urban realm projects.
2. Oversee: You will be responsible for the technical delivery of transport modelling projects and project teams; plan and develop modelling and analysis tasks to solve unique problems.
3. Provide Expertise: Offer technical knowledge and expertise to the modelling team within multi-disciplinary projects.
4. Ensure Quality: Provide Health, Safety and Wellness leadership consistent with AECOM’s safety policies.
5. Collaborate: Leading the modelling team within the wider team of multi-disciplinary consultants.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Being the point of contact and face of AECOM for key clients.
2. Knowledge of leading workstreams and managing projects to budget, programme and quality.
3. Being the technical lead for transport modelling projects.
4. Having AECOM’s Culture of Caring at the forefront of everything that you do.
5. Line management of junior members of staff.
6. Lead on proposals for smaller projects and contribute to larger bids.

Qualifications

Here’s what we’re looking for:

1. Extensive knowledge of traffic microsimulation modelling software.
2. Excellent knowledge of TfL MAP and TAG guidance.
3. In depth experience of traffic model development.
4. Extensive experience of LinSig and ARCADY/PICADY software.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Minimum Qualification

Degree or Master qualification in an analytical subject such as: Engineering, Mathematics or Geography or similar.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise.

ReqID:

J10122374

Business Line:

Transportation

Career Area:

Planning

Work Location Model:

Hybrid

Legal Entity:

AECOM Limited