Senior Engineer - Transport Planning & Traffic Engineering

Job Summary

The Senior Engineer-Transportation Planner is a core member of the Transport Planning & Traffic Engineering team in the design center. He develops traffic demand analyses and forecasts, transportation master plan studies, traffic impact studies, road safety assessments, etc. for projects of moderate complexity. He works closely with senior project team members for the review and validation of deliverables to ensure the proper implementation of all client requirements. The jobholder shall stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the transport planning and traffic engineering field and share his knowledge with his team members, as applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct data collection for transportation planning and traffic engineering projects in coordination with project teams (e.g. traffic counts, etc.) for projects of moderate complexity


• Closely work with Traffic Modelers for the development of traffic models, network simulations for transport planning and traffic engineering projects of moderate complexity


• Closely work with Traffic Modelers for the calculation of trip generation and origin-destination matrices, and calculating and analyzing traffic volumes for projects of moderate complexity


• Prepare drawings, including circulation and parking plans, signage etc. for projects of moderate complexity


• Prepare transportation and traffic impact studies reports for projects of moderate complexity


• Validate and review transport and traffic impact studies with clients and authorities for projects of moderate complexity


• Perform peer review on other teams’ design deliverables and review and comment on deliverables prepared by junior team members

Experience & Qualification Required to Execute this Role

• 8+ years of industry experience in the transportation planning and traffic engineering


• Masters in Transport Planning, Traffic Engineering / Management or related topics are preferred

Skills Required to Execute this Role

• Knowledge and proven track record of transport planning and traffic engineering


• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes


• Proficiency in transport / land use planning, traffic modeling, ITS and other information systems


• Familiarity with traffic modeling software, such as VISUM, VISSIM, Synchro, MXROAD, SIDRA, HCS, AutoTURN, CUBE etc.


• Strong operational modeling skills


• Strong quantitative and analytical skills


• Strong communication skills


• Proficiency in spoken and written English; Arabic is an advantage