Senior Consultant - Intelligent Transport Systems

AECOM; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant with expertise in Intelligent Transport Systems to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead innovative technology projects that enhance transport infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in transport technology design and project management, with the potential for significant career progression. You will collaborate with a diverse team, engage with clients and stakeholders, and contribute to meaningful projects that make a real difference in communities. Join a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Technical practice networks

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in transport technology design and project delivery.
• Ability to manage dynamic teams and high-quality technology projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and manage teams for transport technology projects.
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders across various projects.

Skills

Transport technology design

Project delivery management

Client relationship building

Team collaboration

Knowledge of TII and EU Standards

Education

Recognised University degree (Level 8) in engineering

Specialist qualifications in relevant institutions

Tools

CCTV

C-ITS

VMS

Job description

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Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

We are now seeking a Senior Consultant with Intelligent Transport Systems experience, to be based in any of our offices in Ireland. They should be ready to take the next step in their career taking on responsibility for delivery and co-ordination of projects and design packages on new innovative technology projects. The role offers opportunity for significant progression where the right candidate will grow into a design lead and project manager role.

Irelands' strong year on year economic growth continues, driving growth in population, workforce and travel. This, along with the need to decarbonise transport, has led to a raft of transport investment as well as policies to embed technology to optimise existing and future infrastructure.

Ireland is a key growth market for AECOM. We are already well established, employing more than 700 people in Ireland across offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Galway. Our clients include the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Irish Rail, Translink and Dublin Airport.

Our Irish Technology team works collaboratively with our technology teams in UK, Middle East, North America, Spain and Australasian teams. Current projects include:

• Design and delivery of the enhancing Motorway Operation Services (eMOS) programme including variable speed limits on the M50, on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), to enhance the safety of road users, emergency responders and vulnerable road workers
• Delivering Ireland's Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) on behalf of TII including representation of Ireland at EU level
• Supporting TII in the development and roll out of a new automatic safety camera to improve road safety across the network
• Providing technology inputs into the development of a new sustainable residential development at Cherrywood, Co Dublin
• Supporting the delivery of the BusConnects schemes in Dublin and Cork
• Leading projects for the delivery of ITS support services for Department of Infrastructure, Northern Ireland
• Business case systems analysis services for the National Transport Authority (NTA) for technology projects including smart ticketing, real time information systems, websites and apps development and system integration
• Data protection compliance framework and implementation for NTA.

Here's what you'll do:

• Work collaboratively as part of a team developing a range of local, national, and international schemes or similar major technology related projects
• Take lead role in project delivery and manage dynamic teams delivering high quality transport technology projects
• Build relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders
• Adopt a flexible approach and be able to work away from their base office for short durations to suit project needs
• Participate in industry groups to develop key industry relationships, stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies, promote technical practices, innovation, sharing, and knowledge management
• Represent Ireland in ITS forums at EU level, or support a senior representative.
• Understand and work with the interface with other disciplines such as structures, traffic signals, street lighting and environmental compliance.

Come grow with us.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

Here's what we're looking for:

• Transport technology design experience across a range of technology applications (such as C-ITS, VMS, CCTV, etc.) and relevant TII and EU Standards or similar transferable international experience
• Experience of supporting delivery of innovative technology projects through pilots or similar R&D approaches
• Preferably, experience of design and delivery of technology projects in Ireland

Qualifications:

• Essential: Recognised University degree (Level 8) or equivalent in engineering, technology or another relevant discipline
• Desirable: specialist qualifications and/or memberships of relevant institutions.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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