Senior Consultant - Transport Planning (Microsimulation modelling - Vissim)

Senior Consultant - Transport Planning (Microsimulation modelling - Vissim) Full-time State/Province: London, City of Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Limited Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: UK - London - Aldgate Tower 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.

Start Here. Grow Here. We are looking to recruit a Senior Consultant into the Urban Space team, within the Transport Planning Business in either the St Albans (Hertfordshire) or London Aldgate offices. You will work within a large, collaborative team and support the delivery of strategic transport planning projects across the UK and globally. Your role will be in transport planning, focusing on traffic microsimulation modelling, with modelling also incorporating active modes and public transport operations , working mostly with public sector clients, and providing technical advice. In this role you will work closely with our Principal Consultants and Associate Directors within the Urban Space team, you will be expected to guide and assist junior staff in effectively delivering tasks. You will need to have knowledge and demonstrable experience of technically leading traffic modelling tasks and be proficient with developing models, undertaking calibration and validation, producing reports and presentations, and have some experience of project management and supervisory skills. AECOM has a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, a global reach and diversified market penetration. Our clients include national and local transport authorities, councils, private developers, and international clients. The successful Consultant will join 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 Network Rail, Transport for London, as well as a global reach in the sports and mega event space which offers the opportunity to work on a range of unique projects. Job Duties: As a Senior Consultant, you will need to provide support to Principal Consultants and Associate Directors on technical, managerial and financial matters, and also provide support in mentoring junior staff in terms of enhancing their technical skills and professional development. You will also support the development and testing of innovative tools and modelling techniques to improve our modelling processes, such as data analysis, visualisation, model development and stakeholder engagement. You will be expected to help prepare scope and fee estimates for new projects and to ensure projects are delivered to budget and that KPIs are met. Person Specification: Safeguard - to operate ethically and with integrity, while prioritising safety and security in all you do. Be decisive - know how to prioritize, advocate focus and accountability. Be impactful - use clear and frequent communications, drive execution and results. Be client-focused - be collaborative, innovative and strategic. Be the role model - lead by example, demand