Senior Consultant - Transport Planning

Transport Planning Society; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development

Volunteer days

AECOM University

Job summary

A Senior Consultant in Transport Planning at AECOM will join the Master Planning & Urban Space team, delivering strategic transport planning projects across the UK and globally. The role focuses on pedestrian modelling and traffic microsimulation, working with public sector clients and guiding junior staff.

You will support scope/fee estimation, ensure projects stay within budget, and contribute to project management and business development.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in civil engineering or transport planning
• Chartered membership or working towards CIHT/TPS/CILT
• Experience leading pedestrian modelling or traffic microsimulation projects
• Ability to develop models, calibrate/validate, and produce reports

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Principal Consultants and Associate Directors on technical, managerial and financial matters
• Mentor junior staff to enhance technical skills and professional development
• Help prepare scope and fee estimates for new projects and ensure delivery within budget
• Ensure KPIs are met and manage project delivery to clients

Skills

Pedestrian modelling

Traffic microsimulation

Project management

Business development

Proposal writing

Client liaison

Report writing

Team collaboration

Numeracy

Communication skills

Education

BSc/MSc/BEng Civil Engineering or Transport planning degree

Tools

LEGION

Vissim

Job description

AECOM

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Senior Consultant - Transport Planning

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Consultant into the Master Planning & Urban Space team of our Transport Planning Business in either the St Albans (Hertfordshire) or London Aldgate offices. You will work within a large, collaborative team and support the delivery of strategic transport planning projects across the UK and globally. Your role will be transport planning focusing on pedestrian modelling and/ or traffic microsimulation modelling, working mostly with public sector clients, and providing technical advice. In this role you will work closely with our Principal Consultants and Associate Directors within the Master Planning & Urban Space team, you will be expected to guide and assist junior staff in effectively delivering project data. You will need to have knowledge and demonstrable experience of technically leading pedestrian modelling/ traffic microsimulation projects and be proficient with developing models, undertaking calibration and validation, producing reports and presentations, and have some experience of project management and supervisory skills. AECOM has a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, a global reach and diversified market penetration. Our clients include national and local transport authorities, councils, private developers, and international clients. The successful Consultant will join a growing Transport Planning team that is actively involved in the delivery of projects and services to a range of both local and national clients including Network Rail, Transport for London, as well as a global reach in the sports and mega event space which offers the opportunity to work on a range of unique projects.

Job Duties

As a Senior Consultant, you will need to provide support to Principal Consultants and Associate Directors on technical, managerial and financial matters, and also provide support in mentoring junior staff in terms of enhancing their technical skills and professional development.

You will be expected to help prepare scope and fee estimates for new projects and to ensure projects are delivered to budget and that KPIs are met.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through to operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

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

• Relevant BSc/MSc/BEng Civil Engineering or Transport planning degree
• Membership or working towards membership of a chartered professional institution e.g. CIHT, TPS, CILT
• Keen to work as part of a team and to develop and progress career development
• Experience in using pedestrian modelling software such as LEGION and/ or traffic microsimulation software such as Vissim
• Project management (delivering medium or large transport planning projects)
• Business development and proposal preparation
• Experience of delivering projects within budget
• Supervision of workload and support to junior staff
• Client contact and liaison
• Experience in producing reports to a high technical standard
• Passionate about delivering high quality transport planning projects for our clients
• Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of presenting to project teams

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!