Transport Planner

You will have a senior role in the organization undertaking a range of transport planning projects, as well as developing computer based transport models (comprising highway and public transport transit models) using Python or R supported by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools.
You will lead the technical development of transport planning and modelling projects in the organization. You will:

Lead the transport projects in the organization including bidding, technical consultation, project management and delivery
Liaise and interact with our clients and other team for successful completion of projects
Provide technical leadership and develop the capabilities of the team
Provide commercial knowledge, cost and time estimates for resoources within time and budget

As part of the organization, you will also be responsible for reporting progress and output quality, as well as developing business improvement initiatives. It is most imperitive to have experience of leading transport planning projects with a broad professional knowledge and experience, able to exercise judgement in the work of others without referring often to others:

Appropriate academic and professional qualifications (Masters degree in transport planning transportation engineering) with minimum of 10 to 12 years of experience in transport planning)
Evidence of technical leadership for project delivery in a transport planning environment

Understanding of people management issues and can conduct staff development mentoring and appraisals
Conversant with the commercial aspects of project management
Responsible for completion of projects to time and cost
Experience of bidding for projects with high technical content
Strong problem - solving skills
Experience in report writing related to transport studies
Experience in the use of MS Office and in the application of GIS Techniques to Transport Planning
Analytical skills with hands on experience in developing tools using Power BI VBA Python R

The successful candidate will need to:

Be highly self - motivated and ambitious
Be able to work with limited supervision
Be able to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build rapport with customers
Be able to build excellent working relationships with colleagues and clients
Have experience of using written and spoken English within a business environment