Senior Transport Planner

Job Description

As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment, Atkins Middle East is committed to design excellence in the delivery of first-class solutions which combine, innovation, imagination and best practice. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing vast investment in its social infrastructure as it strives to meet His Majesty King Salman?s vision to constantly raise living standards. Atkins is positioned to play an important role, providing technical solutions to many of the challenges presented by this vital development programme.As a result, we are currently looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join our team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This position is within our Middle East Transport Planning business which covers all aspects of transport planning from strategic transport planning, appraisal and policy through to development impact assessment and traffic engineering.The candidate will be a degree-qualified professional with 10 years of traffic engineering, transport planning and traffic modelling experience. Ideally, they will also hold a master?s qualification in a related field. Knowledge of Middle East and/or International Transport Planning standards and practices is required, and transport modelling experience is considered an asset.Qualifications:

• Degree in Transport Planning or equivalent. A further specialist (such as a MEng or master?s degree) would be an advantage.

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of degree in planning or transportation and 5-10 years related professional work experience after university graduation.
• Arabic language proficiency is advantageous.
• Understanding of transportation planning, development/access planning, public transport planning and transport demand theory.
• Project experience in the Middle East and familiarity with local trends and transport planning practices and standards (UAE and KSA).
• Practical understanding of the role and importance of transport planning in development access and citywide mobility.
• Experience in providing the appropriate junction analysis to assist traffic impact assessments.
• Contribute to preparation of transport planning reports including existing conditions analyses, trip generation, junction analysis and parking assessments.
• Competence with Microsoft Office suite of software (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• 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.
• Hands-on use of industry standard transportation modelling software such as VISUM/VISSIM & SATURN.
• Hands on experience in junction/capacity analysis software such as SIDRA & SYNCHRO or similar.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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. This would involve the following responsibilities
• Working closely with Project Managers and other Atkins departmental staff to ensure timely completion of the necessary analysis, reports and plans as assigned
• Completion of assigned tasks
• Adherence to Atkins Quality Manual and Procedures
• Coordination with internal design disciplines as well as external stakeholders / statutory authorities
• Application of technical competencies.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Highly developed interpersonal skills, such as high competency in listening and communicating
• A positive attitude that always focuses on improving team work and co-operation
• Good communication skills, oral and written, including presentation competency
• Ability to work without excessive supervision
• Ability for self-checking & correction of work
• A team player.

Rewards & Benefits:We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive salary
• Transportation allowance
• Medical and life insurance cover
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin

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