Senior Transport Planner

About the role

Are you ready to shape the future of transport in Abu Dhabi? Mott MacDonald is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Transport Planner to join our growing team. This is a unique opportunity to work on high-profile projects that directly influence the region’s infrastructure and mobility landscape.

In this role, you will play a key part in delivering innovative transport solutions, mentoring junior team members, and driving business development. You will be empowered to lead projects, engage with clients, and contribute to strategic growth in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Provide line management and mentorship of junior members of the team ensuring the team’s work is regularly reviewed prior to submission
• Prepare technical and financial bids and engage in business development activity
• Assume the role of Project Manager on medium-sized projects taking responsibility for the successful delivery
• Remain point of contact for clients, addressing needs and queries on assigned projects
• Manage project finances (including invoicing and contract/commercial management), tracking progress and budget on assigned projects ensuring commercial success
• Provide management and direction of sub-consultants on assigned projects
• Demonstrate the ability to use initiative to solve the majority of problems that could occur on a project
• Develop an understanding of Mott MacDonald methodologies and project management principles, and implement on live projects
• Skills in managing own time and the time of others, setting priorities for others in order to meet deadlines
• Assist with resource management for the team, ensuring projects are properly resourced and team members are sufficiently occupied

Candidate specifications

• Bachelors in Transportation and Civil Engineering; an MSc in Transport Planning or in Civil Engineering would be highly advantageous
• Membership to a professional institution affiliated to the transport sector
• Similar experience in Abu Dhabi is desirable 
• Synchro, HCS, and CUBE (STEAM) and/or VISSIM/VISUM experience are desirable 
• Abu Dhabi DOT STEAM Reviewer Approved would be advantageous
• AIMSUM experience would be advantageous
• A self-starter and the ability to work both alone and in teams resolving complex tasks
• Experience in making sound judgements on complex and sensitive issues.
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary proposals.

Our Purpose
At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We can offer:

• 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance