Transport Planner/Modeller - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Atkins Middle East

Description

Atkins has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967.

The regional head office (Dubai) was established in 1979.We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah major infrastructure projects in Qatar.

We are currently looking for a qualified Transport Planners/Modellers with between - 5 years experience to join our Strategic Transport Business in the Middle East.

The Transport Modeller will be a degree qualified professional with a minimum of 3 years experience ideally you will also hold a Master's qualification in a related field.

With a strong working knowledge of Transport Planning/Modelling.

This role requires leading a variety of transport planning studies – large scale transport master plan assessments as well as traffic impact studies for multi-disciplinary planning projects in the public and private sectors.

Working closely with Project Managers and other planning department staff to ensure timely completion of the necessary analysis, reports and plans as assigned.

ResponsCompletion of assigned tasksAdherence to Atkins Quality Manual and ProceduresCoordination with other design disciplinesQualifications - ExternalTechnical Competencies

Must have a minimum of degree in planning or transportation and over three years related professional work experience, post university graduationUnderstanding of transportation planning, development/access planning public transport issues and transport demand theory.

Practical understanding of the role and importance of transport planning in development access, citywide mobility and assisting people's needs.

Experience in providing the appropriate junction analysis to assist traffic impact assessmentsProject experience in the Middle East and familiarity with local trends and transport planning practices and standardsCompetence with Microsoft Office suite of softwareMust be able to communicate in English effectively, both written and spokenMust be able to learn and retain new skills quickly from a variety of sourcesMust be able to work with limited supervisionSome experience project/financial managementCompetence to assist in growing the Atkins Transport Planning Business as well as to sell Atkins services generallyMust be familiar with working to Quality Assured SystemsMust be willing to travel internationallyExperience with model softwares such as VISUM/VISSIM & SATURNCapable of communicating in Arabic effectively, both written and spokenContribute to preparation of transport planning reports including existing conditions analyses, trip generation, junction analysis, parking assessment for projects undertaken by the departmentCapable of presenting Transport Planning Projects to an unskilled audienceCapable of using junction analysis software/microsimulation such as VISSIM,aaSIDRA,SYNCHRO, HCMCompetency with EXCEL softwareBehavioural CompetenciesHighly developed interpersonal skills, such as high competency in listening and communicating.

A positive attitude that focuses on improvin

About The Company Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the world's major economies.

With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services.

Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing societyAtkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).#J-18808-Ljbffr