Senior Transportation Modeller

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A career at Arup offers you the chance to make a positive difference in the world. Independently owned and independently minded, we attract a diverse mix of people to work on ground breaking projects around the world.

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work.

We are truly global, and our 13,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants around the world deliver innovative projects with creativity and passion. 

Due to the growth of our business and an expanded portfolio of projects, an exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated Senior Transportation Modeller to join our team.

As part of the Transport Planning team, this role covers a broad range of skills relating to transport modelling. The primary focus of this role is to contribute to developing the transport modelling services of our business, supporting our clients and building a profitable Transport Planning team.

The Senior Transportation Modeller will undertake design, project management and consulting services within transport modelling, in order to enhance the team’s portfolio of skills and expertise. Working under minimal supervision within a defined area of responsibility, you will be responsible for managing an external project or specific parts.  In addition, the successful candidate will:

• Develop the initial design ideas for new or improved transport infrastructure
• Evaluate the benefits and costs of different scheme options or strategies
• Design, interpret and present transport and travel surveys
• Write clear reports and present options and recommendations to clients
• Contribute to writing bids for the funding of projects
• Use major strategic transport modelling software packages such as EMME and Cube Voyager – including experience in model development, and experience in development of scripts and macros in these packages (some experience with BSTM or similar would be an advantage)
• Use micro-simulation modelling (Aimsun/VISSUM) and intersection modelling (SIDRA) software packages
• Interrogate transport models to forecast the effects of different road improvements, policy changes and/or public transport schemes
• Interpret modelling results and contribute to development of area wide or corridor transport strategies
• Use statistical analysis to interrogate data
• Assess the transport effects and infrastructure requirements of new developments to support Planning applications or to inform local authority development plans
• Responsible for the development of junior staff through providing guidance, training and feedback

You will have demonstrated:

• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant industry experience in Transport and Traffic planning within a Consulting business environment
• Excellent understanding of the transport planning environment in Queensland
• Ability to manage major, multi-disciplinary projects
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies or significant credit towards eligibility for membership will be highly regarded

With recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering, Planning, Transport or similar, you will be able to demonstrate your experience in design, project management and implementation in your field, within a consulting business environment.  

You will possess demonstrated excellent attention to detail along with high-level verbal and written communication skills. Additionally, you will have proven working knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and guidelines. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential.

The people at Arup are driven to find a better way and to deliver better solutions for our clients.

If you are interested in helping us shape a better world, apply using the link below.

“It is not the wish to expand, but the quest for quality which has brought us to this position… to do work of quality, we must have people of quality. There are many kinds of quality, and there are many kinds of job to do, so we must have many kinds of people, each of which can do their own job well.” Ove Arup, 1970.