Senior Transport Advisory Consultant

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit
The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors. 

Overview of the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven transportation engineer with approximately 3-7 years of experience. Experience in urban mobility/transport planning and future smart cities is preferable. The successful candidate will enjoy the variety of work we are able to offer and also benefit from the positive training support that we can provide. The role will mainly focus on urban transport and future cities projects. For candidates with civil engineering background, also contribution to construction monitoring in transport projects is expected. 

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Applying knowledge of basic concepts and principles of transportation planning
• Interpreting technical data such as datasets, drawings and maps
• Applying knowledge of research and statistical methods
• Researching, collating, analysing, tabulating and presenting data
• Organize, draft, and coordinate technical documents
• Contribute to preparation of due diligence reports
• Attend to site visits and represent Mott MacDonald at meetings with Client
• Review, monitor and report on progress of works
• Liaise and coordinate with contractors' representatives, consultants, lenders, employers’ representatives and relevant authorities for the smooth execution of the works
• Provide professional support to the project team, helping to ensure high quality service delivery and a co-ordinated response to clients
• Coordinate forward planning
• Collaborate with other sectors

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering is essential
• Masters degree in transport planning / engineering is preferable
• Adopt new approaches to problems, and prepare calculations, review and assess work programmes, monitor work against programme and cost
• Use mathematical and computer simulation models to assess the effects of road improvements, policy changes and/or public transport schemes evaluate the benefits and costs of different strategies
• Experience of working within the transport sector (and preferably in transport planning), nationally or internationally
• Flexible approach, able to respond across a broad range of technical advisory services in the transportation sector, with a willingness to accept new challenges
• An interest in urban mobility and development of sustainable transport in smart cities
• Ability to work effectively in small teams and to support larger teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (English and Turkish), with excellent report writing, analytical and computer skills
• Capability to work to deadlines and work autonomously
• Strong interpersonal skills, being a team player and effective time management is essential

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working  

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. 

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

· 20 days annual leave plus public holidays

· Health Insurance

· Life insurance

· Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive

· Agile / flexible working

· Annual bonus scheme

· Travel allowance supporting local commuting

· Lunch vouchers

· Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources

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