Transport Planner

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

We are working at the forefront, of technologies such as Maas, EV and Hydrogen whilst helping our clients understand the impacts these will bring to their long-term plans and strategies for travel and their Net Zero challenges.

**Our Transport Planning service includes**:

- Multimodal Transport Strategy Development
- Future mobility strategies, such as Electric Vehicle, MaaS, Alternative Fuels
- Business Case preparation and advice
- Funding bid preparation and advice
- Multimodal modelling and scheme appraisal
- Pedestrian modelling and urban space design
- Scheme Concept and Feasibility
- Master planning Input and Advice
- Travel demand management and behavioural change strategies
- Sustainable Travel inputs, including Active Travel
- Planning Application support
- Public Consultation and Expert Witness
- Local Plan preparation and evidence base
- Local operational modelling and access design

**Discipline Specific Requirements**
- Experience in transport modelling (e.g. highways, public transport, multimodal modelling, junction modelling).
- Knowledge and awareness in transport planning and strategy development (e.g., development planning, Transport Assessment, active travel).
- Proven ability to build, calibrate and validate traffic models with minimum supervision and experience in implementing demand models.
- Proven experience in PTV VISUM/VISSIM/CUBE/SATURN modelling suite.
- Experience with spreadsheet analysis and spreadsheet-based models.
- Knowledgeable user of data analytics and mapping tools (GIS) and able to interpret quantitative transport models.
- Ability to work within a team / Working on your own initiative.
- Aptitude to learn and diversify skill base.
- Good communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Mathematics and Statistic skills are all important.
- Strong problem solving and attention to detail.
- Ability to come up with practical solutions.
- Enthusiastic, Willing to learn, Punctual, Reliable, Committed.
- Proactive and Self-Motivated.

**Desirable Skills and Experience**
- Knowledge and understanding of Department for Transport’s Transport Appraisal Guidance (TAG).
- Experience of working with strategic transport clients such as National Highways, HS2, DfT, Welsh Government, Regional Transport Bodies for role 1 and for role 2 with developers, key clients such as Hs2, airports, local authorities etc.
- Experience in more than one Strategic modelling platform i.e., SATURN, EMME, CUBE, VISUM.
- Experience in Operational Modelling Platform i.e., VISSIM
- Have an interest in developing digital skills such as data analysis or Python coding.

**Qualifications**
- Degree qualified or equivalent essential (e.g. transport planning, civil engineering, geography, economics, mathematics or data science).
- Additional qualifications in a relevant discipline would be desirable.
- Working towards a professional qualification with a relevant professional institution (CIHT, ICE, RTPI) desirable.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by support