Senior Transport Planner

Atkins Realis Group

Overview

We are seeking a qualified Senior Transport Planner with between 12 to 15 years experience to join our Transport Planning and Strategic Advisory Business Unit in the Middle East. The candidate must be a degree-qualified professional with a minimum of 12 to 15 years of transport planning, traffic engineering experience in the Middle East.

Your role

• This role requires 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.
• Independently lead TIS in Abu Dhabi, including liaison and coordination with ITC as part of the TIS process.
• Understanding of transport planning, traffic engineering and travel demand theory.
• Project experience in the Middle East and familiarity with local transport planning standards and practices.
• Practical understanding of the role and importance of transport planning in development access and citywide mobility plans.
• Experience of traffic engineering, transport planning of large development projects.
• Lead the preparation of reports as per ITC requirements.
• Review and lead the traffic analysis and TIS process.
• Must be able to communicate in English effectively, both written and spoken.
• Must be able to learn and retain new skills quickly from a variety of sources.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision.
• Some experience project/financial management.
• Competence to assist in growing the Atkins Transport Planning Business as well as to sell Atkins services generally.

• Experience in transport modelling (STEAM), traffic engineering and transport planning projects across UAE.
• Experience in traffic engineering, transport planning and engineering projects across UAE.
• Must have experience with ITC TMP & TIS projects.
• Competence with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Understanding of various authority guidelines and manuals in UAE.
• Experience with traffic engineering software (SYNCHRO / SIDRA / HCS).
• Can work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong communication and personal skills.