Principal Transport Planner

1 month ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AECOM Full time

**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.

The duties of the _Principal Transport Planner_ fall broadly into two categories - Team Management and Technical Leadership and Management. Key duties are as follows.

Technical Leadership and Management
- Effectively advise on transport planning and engineering policies and their implementation and the related allocation of resources in relation to all services covered by this post
- Takes the lead on relevant projects in terms of managing the delivery, engaging with the Transportation clients, and internal stakeholders.
- Be aware of and adhere to relevant legislation, codes of practice and departmental policies when planning and directing the delivery of transport modelling related projects in the region
- Continuously improve technical and industry knowledge by participating in forums and other industry related programs
- Research, analyse and report on a range of future mobility modes. Show experience in having assessed future mobility modes their planning attributes and how they translate to engineering design requirements.
- Prepare tender submissions
- Act as Project Manager on delivery of transport planning tasks and projects as necessary
- Develop detailed methodologies for carrying out transportation planning works on multi-disciplinary projects
- Produce and deliver presentations to clients and teams.
- Undertake data recording and analysis tasks
- Manage the preparation of client reports, bringing together the contributions from other specialist areas of the business
- Review internal processes for effectiveness and efficiency and suggest possible areas for improvement where necessary
- Other duties as required

Team Management
- Ensure key strategic relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders are effectively developed, managed and maintained
- Manage, lead and produce technical and financial bids for projects in the region and across other business lines
- Ensure delivery is in line with the Business Line’s corporate objectives, on time and within the agreed budget
- Effectively represent AECOM to relevant government departments, external agencies and other bodies appropriate to the post
- Plan, direct and deliver the services in accordance with appropriate procedures and legislation
- Develop and implement initiatives to enhance AECOM’s Transport Planning services offering, product, and supporting infrastructure (e.g. software, modelling tools, capability statement, etc.)
- Maintain appropriate liaison with the business community, stakeholder and advisory groups
- Maintain a watching brief on best working practices within and beyond local government, and ensure these are effectively communicated to the team
- Identify talent within the transport planning community, and work with the practice leaders A to recruit other transport planners and engineer into the SP&A team to enhance local capabilities and grow the business in accordance with workload
- Liaise with other AECOM geographies to maximize the AECOM offering
- Provide technical supervision and fulfil line management duty to junior staff

**Qualifications**
- Master's degree in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, or a closely related field
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in transportation planning, with a proven track record of leading complex projects
- Advanced knowledge of transportation planning principles, practices, and emerging trends
- Proficiency in transportation modeling software such as VISSIM, Aimsun, or TransCAD
- Strong skills in GIS software and data analysis tools
- Excellent project management abilities, including budget control and resource allocation
- Comprehensive knowledge of local and regional transportation policies and regulations
- Professional certification such as Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) or Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) is preferred
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to diverse audiences
- Proven ability to build and



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