Senior Transport Modeller

Location/s: Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Southampton; UK

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

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About the business unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview

of the role

We are looking to expand our Transport Modelling team within our Transport & Mobility Solutions business. You will work on a diverse range of transport modelling and appraisal projects for major clients including the Department for Transport, National Highways, East West Rail and Heathrow Airport, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.

You will take responsibility for modelling work streams and substantial work packages, combining established transport modelling techniques with data, automation and emerging technologies such as AI to improve the quality and efficiency of our work.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Taking responsibility for the development and application of strategic multi-modal transport models, using software such as PTV Visum, SATURN, CUBE or equivalent.
• Planning and coordinating modelling activities including data analysis, model development, calibration, validation, forecasting, scenario testing and appraisal.
• Analysing and interpreting model outputs to provide evidence for transport strategies, business cases and scheme assessments, applying technical judgement to address modelling issues and identify appropriate approaches.
• Reviewing technical outputs against relevant guidance, quality requirements and industry best practice.
• Developing and applying data analysis, scripting and automation to improve modelling processes, quality assurance and reproducibility, and identifying useful applications of AI and emerging digital technologies.
• Producing clear technical outputs, contributing to technical discussions with clients and providing guidance and support to less-experienced colleagues.
• Contributing to project planning and the preparation of modelling scopes, programmes, budgets and proposals.
• Practical experience of developing and applying strategic transport models using PTV Visum, SATURN, CUBE or comparable software, including responsibility for modelling activities or work packages.
• Experience across key elements of transport modelling, including model development, calibration, validation,…