About the role
 
My client has an exciting opportunity for a Transport Modeller to join their team in Southampton.
 
Role Purpose:
 
To provide traffic and transport modelling capabilities to the highways design team, ITS team and client teams;
Support the traffic and transport modelling work with a good traffic signal engineering background and an understanding of the strategic ambitions of the customer and stakeholders;
Support the customer and stakeholder teams to deliver transformational projects and modal shift agendas;
Experience with: Transport Statements, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans; access strategy work, sustainable transport, S106 agreements, S278 agreements and Transport Business Cases, Manual for Streets; setting up and running PICADY / ARCADY / LINSIG models and reporting their outputs;
Experience (or an understanding of the principles) of micro-simulation and strategic models/modelling including Vissim / Aimsun / SATURN would also be extremely desirable.
 
As a Transport Modeller you will:
 
Develop project plans and schedules that meet specifications and requirements defined by the client and which meet business needs, timescales and objectives;
Support the development and delivery of projects made up of a number of work packages, coordinate the activities of a number of engineers and other staff. Expectations include:
- Utilisation of the most appropriate software applications to fully design, model and test highways designs;
- Support the Customer, Design and ITS teams to develop and deliver innovative, robust design solutions;
Ensure that all designs and engineering work is carried out in compliance with industry, customer and business standards, conventions and quality/safety requirements and legislation;
Develop new solutions using all available tools to examine evidence and explore opportunities for innovative and sustainable solutions where appropriate;
Ensure that all contributions are fully carried out compliant with company health, safety and environmental requirements and policy. Ensure Health and Safety risks are designed out where possible and where not possible, these risks are minimised. Ensure complete and thorough communication of all risk at every stage of delivery;
Manage costs associated with projects and works. Work within defined time and cost allowances;
Build and maintain excellent relationships with the customers and clients; undertake technical discussions to establish requirements of client and ensure client briefs are fully under stood. Maintain deliverable schedules and ensure clients are regularly updated at all stages of the project
 
Personal Qualities and Experience:
 
Significant experience with various traffic signal modelling packages;
Require management skills and capability; budget management, staff management etc or suitable relevant experience.