Engineer – Transport Planning

Company Description

AECOM is seeking a Engineer – Transport Planning to be based in South Africa’s Enterprise Capabilities office in Cape Town
. This position will support a team locally based in South Africa and Global Teams. As a part of AECOM’s culture, it offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement which accommodates both office and out-of-office work schedules.

Fundamental to our Think and Act Globally strategy and digital adoption, Enterprise Capabilities (EC) is AECOM’s primary vehicle for workshare. Operating across geographic boundaries and time‑zones, EC partners with regional and Global Business Line project teams to provide technical expertise, accelerate delivery and keep AECOM competitive in the industry.

With a team of over 3000 technical professionals located across nine countries and remote technical anchors, EC teams are trusted to deliver high‑quality, specialist services that help to fill capability gaps, resourcing needs and technical constraints on projects of all scopes and sizes.

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As an Engineer in our Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Team, you will be responsible for undertaking specialised analysis and developing traffic / transportation designs on a diverse array of infrastructure projects. These projects will encompass major roads, public transport systems, non‑motorised transport, railway corridors, ports and harbours, as well as urban developments across Africa and beyond. The successful candidate will be based in Cape Town, Durban, or Centurion, South Africa.

• Contributes to the development of technical proposals.
• Develops design by gathering, correlating and analysing engineering data using computer software and established procedures and standards.
• When possible, collects and analyses information from discipline and interdisciplinary project models.
• Fully develops the design content by applying both design and technical knowledge to ensure the production of high‑quality outputs by following project timelines.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations, specifications, sketches, diagrams, specific discipline models, drawings, reports and tender documents.
• Identifies discrepancies in results and proposes an approach to solving new problems encountered.
• Performs work under the agreed‑upon budget and schedule with moderate supervision.
• Coordinates with other Engineers as applicable for the design process’s continuity.
• Maintains and develops the highest level of technical skills and abilities, ensuring the quality of production for accuracy to design instructions; coordinates with authorities for scheme approvals.

• Begins to participate in client meetings to discuss project requirements, explain/defend work, etc.
• Participates in the development and preparation of bids and proposals.

• 4 Years’ experience after obtainment of Qualification.
• Bachelor or Master of Science or Engineering from an accredited University.
• Master of Science or Engineering advantageous.
• Registered as a Candidate Engineer with ECSA.
• Proven experience in transportation planning studies, traffic analysis and modelling, as well as the design of transportation and traffic infrastructure.
• Familiarity with transport modelling software (e.g., PTV, SIDRA, Synchro) and GIS applications is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to interpret data and effectively present findings.
• Capacity to deliver high quality work and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

At AECOM, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

At AECOM, our Freedom to Grow philosophy supports flexibility and balance to help our people thrive. As part of this approach, we ask all hybrid employees to work from an AECOM office at least three days per week.

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status,…