Senior Consultant, Transportation Planning, Belfast

Company Description

AECOM is the world’s premier transportation consulting firm with over 50,00 employees worldwide. We are driven by a common purpose in everything we do: delivering a better world. Our vision is a world where infrastructure creates opportunities for everyone, uplifting communities, improving access and sustaining our planet. Our mission is that by bringing together the best people, ideas and technical expertise, we partner with clients to turn their ambitions into action.

**Job Description**:
Job Summary

Are you an ambitious and motivated Senior Transport Planner? Do you want to work on varied and high-profile projects across Northern Ireland and farther afield that cover all modes of transport?Are you eager to manage projects and develop your skills in this field?Can you mentor and develop a growing team of transport planners?If the answers to these questions are yes, then we are looking to expand our team in the Belfast office to work on a number of exciting new projects to support sustainable economic growth and development across the region.

Examples of our current projects in Northern Ireland include:Regional Strategic Transport Network Transport PlanLocal Transport Plans feeding into the Sub Regional Transport PlanNorth West Transport PlanMajor highway scheme appraisal such as York Street Interchange, Belfast and A6 Dungiven-DrumahoeBelfast Transport HubPortadown Armagh Rail FeasibilityBus and Rail operational analysesPark & Ride scheme planning and business cases. Parking StrategiesActive Mode Schemes, Appraisal & ResearchTransport for TourismIntelligent Transport SystemsTown Centre Environmental SchemesFleet Decarbonisation Options & AppraisalMultimodal Transport ModellingMicrosimulation ModellingWider team support across Ireland includes input to projects such as the DART+ Programme, BusConnects, Luas Lucan, Luas Finglas, Navan Rail Extension, National Emissions Model, M50 Variable Speed Limits, Rail Freight Strategy, Greater Dublin Area Cycle Strategy, Connected Autonomous Vehicles Studies and Dublin Airport MasterplanA key part of this role is working closely with our associates and directors within Transportation and other disciplines across our offices. You will provide leadership, mentoring and technical advice for team members and the wider business. As such, you will need to have experience and knowledge of the full range of transport planning.

AECOM has a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, a global reach and diversified market penetration. Our clients include government bodies, national and local authorities and international clients. We develop and use some of the most sophisticated techniques, encourage innovation and offer a comprehensive internal training programme to encourage professional and technical development.You will be supported in this role by other like-minded individuals and a team with international recognition in many areas of transport planning. Collectively, you will form a team that delivers quality products, that satisfies the needs of our clients.

Job Responsibilities:
As a Senior Transport Planner, you will be an important member of our Transport Planning and Modelling team in Belfast.You will assist with the specification and management of transport planning and modelling projects, provide advice and support to junior staff and assist in the development of business opportunities.You will lead workstreams within projects with limited supervision, taking responsibility for the technical quality of the work and ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently.You will also contribute to the production and delivery of larger proposals and bids related to our market area from time to time and lead on smaller proposals and bids.You will take responsibility for the technical development of junior staff, providing on-the-job coaching and mentoring.

**Qualifications**:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- An analytical mind and background and broad understanding of current transportation trends and issues.Knowledge and an appreciation of the current NI transport sector.
- Experience in areas such as transport strategy/plans, modelling and business case development which demonstrates excellent technical capabilities (literacy, numeracy, communication).
- A highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a consultancy environment, contributing to effective client relationships and working to tight deadlines.
- A team player who can work as part of wider project teams across disciplines and geographies - making high-quality technical contributions.
- Proven analytical, data manipulation or statistical skills using appropriate software.
- You need to have strong technical, communication and report-writing skills..
- You should be able to explain technical concepts to others, especially our graduates and anyone else who may ask.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Your benefits will include: Helping our employee