Our client are a leading Consultancy specialising in providing sustainable development infrastructure solutions from initial concepts, through to planning, to full implementation and currently seek a Graduate Transport Planner for their busy Leeds office.
Over the past few years Transport Planners and Engineers in the team have worked on a wide range of industry leading in collaboration with the Highways Agency, Local Authorities, Network Rail, private operators and masterplanners, architects and developers. The team is particularly looking for those with an ambition to demonstrate their capabilities on a wide range of transport modelling and demand forecasting work.
Your principal role will be to assist the delivery of a wide range of strategic transport modelling and demand forecasting and trasnport appraisal work across the North of England, managed from the Leeds office. You can expect to work on a number of projects at any given time and will report to the Principal Transport Planner / Associate.
Your qualifications should include a degree relevant to transport planning and transport modelling / appraisal eg mathematics, economics, geography, civil engineering etc. A Masters in Transport Planning, Economics or Engineering is desirable, along with a demonstratable track record of interest in transport planning and transport modelling principles. Ideally your degree will have included a specific transport modelling, economics or choice modelling module.
Existing experience in CUBE and SATURN modelling packages would be highly desirable as would a basic knowledge of transport appraisal tools such as TUBA and COBA. High levels of general proficiency in Excel and data processing is required to support and work with some of the existing tools and choice models developed by the team. You will be able to produce clear, tidy and coherent analysis, report and plots from transport models, and from transport appraisal packages. An ability to work both as part of a team and independently to solve problems is required.
The successful Graduate Transport Planner will be provided with a range of further training and significant experience in micro-simulation and transport planning and engineering packages. You will be encouraged and assisted to progress your training towards Chartered status, together with an accredited training scheme.
To register your interest and apply for this role email your CV to esther@adler-recruitment.co.uk or call on 01905 795388.