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Transport Modellers

Job Description

Peter Brett Associates LLP (PBA) is an independent consultancy providing transport planning, engineering, planning and economics services to the public and private sectors. We place sustainability at the heart of our culture and operation, and have built an enviable reputation in a wide variety of market sectors.

PBA provides significant opportunity for career progression and personal development, through the delivery of high value quality services to influential clients. The people at PBA are our most important asset.  Creating a friendly and supportive environment for our employees where they can attain their personal career goals is a key aim of the Partners.

We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and experienced Transport Modellers and Planners with 2 to 10 years’ experience to join our Glasgow or Edinburgh transport teams on a permanent basis.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across a range of high-profile transport projects, including; major scheme appraisals, business cases, strategic and local modelling, data analysis and transport strategy projects.

Key responsibilities / duties include:

• Providing technical support on a range of transport projects across the UK, including transport modelling, forecasting and appraisal;
• Undertaking and supporting businesses cases to inform transport investment decisions;
• Managing and analysing large data sets;
• Conducting primary and desk-based research to support planning and transport projects;
• Task, Project and Staff management - delivering projects to time and budget; and
• Preparing material for fee proposals and tenders.

Capabilities and Qualifications

The ideal Candidates must have/be:

• positive and enthusiastic team players;
• degree / higher level qualification ideally in Transport Planning, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Operational Research or equivalent;
• highly numerate;
• excellent report writing skills;
• excellent communicators and confident to attend meetings and advise clients and technical team members as appropriate;
• self-motivated;
• experience of meeting demanding deadlines;
• an interest in keeping up to date with developments in transport modelling and appraisal;
• proven capability in one or more transport modelling software packages (eg CUBE, VISUM, SATURN, PARAMICS, VISSIM);
• proficiency in the use of MS Excel and MS Access; and
• experience of GIS, MS Project, SPSS and\or SQL.

Ideally the applicant will be able to demonstrate their experience, competency and flexibility to meet the demands of the role.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, which includes contributory pension plan, discretionary bonus scheme and flexible benefits allowance.

To Apply

To apply please follow the link to complete our online application: http://careers.peterbrett.com/transport-modeller 

Peter Brett Associates LLP (PBA) is a leading development and infrastructure consultancy.  We provide trusted advice to create value from land and buildings owned or operate by our clients.  Together, we create better places for the communities in which we work.

Peter Brett Associates LLP provides significant opportunity for career progression and personal development through the delivery of high value quality services to influential clients.  The people at PBA are our most important asset.  Creating a friendly and supportive environment for our employees where they can attain their personal career goals is a key aim of the Partners.

To find out more about Peter Brett Associates LLP and see the range of exciting projects we are involved in please visit our website www.peterbrett.com/home 

PBA is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities.