Chief transportation planning and modeling specialist - Transportation Policies

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks an experienced professional to lead transport-demand modelling, manage related databases, and perform technical studies for sustainable transport. You will support tariff and exemption governance and contribute to policy analysis within the approved framework.

The role involves developing and maintaining data-driven models, ensuring data integrity, and collaborating with stakeholders to advance mass transit and balanced road use in the Emirate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field as listed.
• 9+ years with a Master's degree / 11+ years with a Bachelor's degree as per the qualification note.

Responsibilities

• Lead transport-demand modelling, databases, and technical studies to support balanced, sustainable transport in Dubai.
• Develop, update, and operate databases and tools to evaluate transport-demand policies and procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transport/Traffic/Civil Engineering, Urban/Transport Planning, or Applied Statistics

Master's degree in Transport/Traffic/Civil Engineering, Urban/Transport Planning, or Applied Statistics

Job description

Job Purpose

Lead transport-demand related modeling, databases, and technical studies to support balanced, sustainable transport in Dubai, including inputs to tariff/exemption/review work in line with approved Transportation Policies.

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy

• Support the implementation and articulation of the comprehensive system for regulating and managing transport demand in the Emirate of Dubai in line with approved RTA policies.
• Assist in applying transport-demand procedures that promote balance and integration in the transport system, including temporal and spatial trip redistribution.
• Monitor and document the impacts, strategic priorities, and implementation programs related to transport-demand policies that encourage sustainable and mass transport and reduce dependence on private vehicles.
• Contribute technical/modelled inputs to the governance of mass-transportation tariffs, passenger-transportation tariffs and fees (mass transport, taxis, limousines, smart rentals, flexible mobility) as per approved scopes.
• Contribute to the study and evaluation of policies and procedures related to exemptions from road and mass-transport fares within the approved framework.

Operations

• Develop, update, and operate the databases and tools needed to evaluate transport-demand policies and procedures, ensuring they reflect current networks, demand patterns, and approved assumptions.
• Serve as the custodian of all model assumptions, datasets, and update cycles, ensuring their accuracy, integrity, and timely maintenance.
• Conduct strategic and detailed technical studies and modelling exercises to assess the effectiveness of transport-demand policies and to raise the efficiency of the roads and transport system in Dubai.
• Follow up on the implementation of transport-demand policies, procedures and programs approved by management and consolidate implementation status from concerned departments.
• Prepare technical observations on studies, legislations and plans related to transport-demand management policies received from external parties or other institutions, within the approved scope.

Product/Process Improvement

• Improve and standardize study templates, evaluation methodologies and databases related to transport-demand, tariff and exemption policies to keep them aligned with approved practices.
• Identify recurring policy or implementation issues across entities and propose corrective or enhancement actions.
• Contribute to building the section's technical knowledge base for transport-demand management and tariff governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Transport/Traffic/Civil Engineering, Urban/Transport Planning, or Applied Statistics
• 9+ years in case of Master's degree (11+ years in case of Bachelor's degree)