Modeler

Roles and responsibilities

Job Description

Professional Membership

• Membership of a professional institution or society such as CIHT, ICE or TPS
• Eligibility for chartership/certification/license from a recognized professional body (e.g. P.E., P.Eng., CEng, Chartered Transport Planner or equivalent) is preferred.

Additional Comments:

• The candidate should be able to travel locally within the UAE, and regionally to neighbouring countries.
• Experience profile: between 7-12 years of experience in transportation engineering and planning.

Specific Skills Required

The candidate should have:

• Good understanding of the underlying principles of transport planning and modelling, sufficient to carry out and support transport modelling, master planning and impact studies.
• Experience of using industry standard software such as Cube Voyager; PTV Visum; PTV Vissim, SIDRA, Synchro, HCS+.
• Working knowledge/experience of Abu Dhabi Strategic Transportation Evaluation and Assessment Model (STEAM).
• Awareness/working knowledge of Aimsun is advantageous.
• Ability to create, handle and manipulate large data sets with MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Very good technical writing skills.
• Competent use of the English language (reading, writing, and spoken) at a professional and technical level.
• Good understanding of Project Management techniques.
• Ability to coordinate, manage and supervise junior colleagues’ workloads.
• Good understanding of project delivery and execution within field of experience particularly regarding the requirements for the technical delivery of services and the Quality assurance/Control process and procedures.
• Ability to lead and manage small to medium scale transportation planning projects and transportation planning inputs to multi-disciplinary projects.

Advantageous skills:

• Experience in using statistical tools and database software packages.
• Working knowledge of GIS packages such as ArcGIS.
• Road safety.
• Preparation of technical and commercial proposals for traffic study and master planning services.
• Arabic language skills (reading, writing, and spoken).
• Previous middle east / GCC experience.

Desired candidate profile

• This position is oriented predominantly towards technical delivery. The candidate is expected to work closely with his/her line manager, project managers, and other team members in a cooperative and productive manner. As such he/she should demonstrate:
• the ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing), prepare presentations and reports.
• constructive participation in project teams.
• commitment to quality outcomes and pride in work.
• good personal organization.
• proactiveness and the commitment to continual professional development.
• ability to represent the company in front of clients and authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Geography, Urban Planning or related field (mandatory).
• Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering and Planning (advantageous).