Consultant - Transport Planning - St Albans

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We are looking to recruit a Transport Planner into the Urban Space team of our Transport Planning Business in either the St Albans (Hertfordshire) or London Aldgate offices. This is an exciting opportunity to join an accomplished team and work on a range of transport planning projects focused on multi-modal and active mode assessments and urban micro-simulation for a wide variety of clients. The Transport Planner will report to a Principal / Associate Director within a team in a collaborative and open office environment. A key part of this role is to provide high-quality, affordable and innovative solutions.

In order to carry out the responsibilities as a Transport Planner, you will require a numerical degree at bachelor's or master’s level or an equivalent qualification. You will have experience with multimodal and active mode assessments using microsimulation modelling software, such as VISSIM. Data analysis skills, alongside good knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Excel, are also key skill sets necessary for the role.

St Albans is one of our central hubs for the Transport Planning and Development Planning team, located 30 minutes north from London St Pancras / Kings Cross, and on the Thameslink railway line with direct routes to Croydon, Wimbledon, Luton, Brighton, and more. London Aldgate is one of our major hubs for our global consultancy services, and working closely with our colleagues in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, as well as other offices; and is on the Hammersmith and City/ District Line at the Aldgate East Station.

At AECOM there is real opportunity for personal growth and to progress your career as you develop professionally. You will work within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted. We believe in a healthy work/life balance. As such, we have a flexible working policy and are happy to look at a range of different working patterns.

AECOM has a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams and a global reach and diversified market penetration, through which it is associated with some very prestigious projects of global acclaim, such as London 2012, Glasgow 2014, Rio 2016, Qatar 2022, HS2, Dubai Expo 2020, Champions League Final 2017, etc.

Our clients include national and local transport authorities such as the UK Department for Transport and Transport for London, major sporting projects such as the London Olympic Delivery Authority, private developers of land and transport facilities, and overseas institutions such as the Dubai’ Roads and Traffic Authority. We develop and use some of the most sophisticated transport modelling techniques, applying a range of specialist software, and offer a comprehensive internal training programme to further assist professional and technical development. The successful Principal Transport Planner will be joining 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: Transport for London (TfL); National Highways; London Boroughs such as Ealing, Sutton, and Wandsworth County Councils such as Leicestershire, Oxfordshire and Kent.

• Experience of using VisVAP for signal coding in VISSIM.
• Experience of preparing VISSIM models to TfL’s VMAP and DfT TAG standards.
• Experience or knowledge of strategic models such as SATURN, VISUM, CUBE and Diadem.
• Experience in Geographic Information System (GIS), MAPINFO or ARC
• Experience of data analysis/ processing with scripting experience an advantage
• Understanding of traffic engineering/ junction design principals

• Relevant BSc/MSc/BEng Civil Engineering / Transport planning degree
• Post-graduate qualifications an advantage
• Membership or working towards membership of a chartered professional institution such as CIHT, TPS, CILT or ICE

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