Senior Transport Planner - RTA approved

Atkins Realis Group

This role requires leading and contributing to a variety of transport planning studies including large scale transport master plan assessments, traffic impact studies or multi-disciplinary planning projects in the public and private sectors.

• Technical delivery and management of small, medium and large-scale transport assignments with minimal supervision
• Working closely with Project Managers and other Atkins departmental staff to ensure timely completion of the necessary analysis, reports and plans as assigned
• Preparing high-quality written reports and technical analyses with the ability to present outcomes to concerned parties
• Advising the client and stakeholders on transportation matters
• Representing the Transportation Team whilst interacting internal client, as well as external stakeholders / statutory authorities
• Ensuring deliverables adhere to prevailing QA/QS and document management protocols
• Application of technical competencies, as well as sharing these with junior staff.

• Experience in delivering transportation projects within a multi-disciplinary technical environment.
• Competency in a range of transportation planning skills including development planning principles, access control, functional planning, public transport issues, temporary traffic management, pedestrian and non-motorised transportation issues, and transport demand theory.
• Hands on capability of using modelling software such as VISUM, VISSIM, SIDRA, SYNCHRO, HCM.
• Project experience in the Middle East and familiarity with local trends and transport planning practices and standards.
• Experience with transport assessment, preliminary highway design and a good appreciation of transport appraisal and modelling techniques.
• Practical understanding of the role and importance of transport planning in development access, citywide mobility and assisting people s needs.
• Experience in providing the appropriate junction analysis to assist traffic impact assessments
• Excellent communication in written and spoken English.
• Experience in giving technical presentations to diverse and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced skills and competence with Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with electronic document management and quality assurance systems.
• Project management and commercial competence.
• Must be willing to travel internationally.