Principal Transport Modeller Apr-May 2025 VISUM SATURN
Principal Transport Modeller Apr-May 2025 VISUM SATURN
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Location: Remote with flexible working arrangements all UK based locations considered. Our flexible office collaboration spaces for those wishing to use them are in Birmingham London and Exeter
Term/Hours: Permanent. 2440 hours per week with flexibility over working pattern please state in your application.
Status: Must have own right to work in the UK
Salary: Competitive dependent on knowledge experience and skills
Grade:Principal
Close: 5pm Monday 19 May 2025
Due to a healthy pipeline of projects and opportunities we are seeking an experienced transport modeller and data analystwith a passion for sustainable transport to join the team. Experience in transport modelling both model development and application use of big data and an interest in decarbonisation transport appraisaland the automation of modellingis important.
We are seeking an experienced transport professional specialising in strategic transport modelling (Saturn & VISUM) with a background supporting modelling for Local Plans transport strategies and business cases. Skills in data science including using Python SQL GIS and working with big data would be desireable.
Many Thanks
Karl Jarvis Director (Transport Modelling & Appraisal)
ABOUT US
City Science is an SME founded in 2015 with a core mission of delivering decarbonisation. We help organisations who are committed to decarbonisation achieve meaningful and quantifiable carbon reductions quickly and efficiently.
We work collaboratively across our consultancy team made up of transport energy sustainability carbon accounting and applied data science specialists to provide integrated solutions to our clients. Our range of clients is extensive and includes forwardthinking local authorities like Oxfordshire County Council subnational transport bodies like Englands Economic Heartland and national transport organisations like National Highways (see our full list of projects here.
Our consultancy team works closely with our software and product development team who produce innovative and uniquely insightful digital tools like Cadence and our decarbonisation tool to successfully deliver our projects.
We have a series of services lines (which are all underpinned by market areas) including the following focused within transport:
- Transport Modelling & Appraisal (e.g. Strategic multimodal development and application microsimulation and active travel modelling transport appraisal and business cases)
- Sustainable Transport & Development (e.g. Local cycle & walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs) bus service planning movement strategiestransport evidence bases for Local Plans and infrastructure strategies)
- Net Zero Transport (e.g. Electric Vehicle charging strategies and net zero transport pathways)
City Science has a closeknit structure of people of diverse backgrounds all with a shared purpose of ensuring we leave behind a better world. We provide an environment where people feel valued and supported in their career progression including providing significant opportunities to work across a wide variety of exciting projects in our consultancy business.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Due to recent significant growth and strategic project wins we are currently recruiting for a Principal Transport Modeller to join our team. We are seeking a unique individual who understands the need to do things differently and shares our passion for decarbonisation.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to awide range of transport modellingproject and additionally manage delivery of medium projects. Key responsibilities will include overseeing and conducting transport modelling (coding analysis preparation calibration and validation)leading delivery of and contributing to technical reports (as required) overseeing tasks undertaken by more junior staff and coordinating data analysis tasks. You will also work with our wider consultancy team including the opportunity to work across a variety of projects spanning transport energy sustainability and carbon accounting; should you wish.
There is also an opportunity to support the management team in upscaling the business such as streamlining our daytoday processes to improve our efficiency; such as improving our collaborative business functions (e.g. reporting templates) and providing input to enhance our digital tools like Cadence: will support the continued growth of our business through delivering upon our teams wider commercial targets; such as through identifying future opportunities and delivering high quality tender responses. We will also provide the opportunity to attend and present at key industry wide transport and decarbonisationfocused national conferences.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Principal Modeller within our City Science team you will be responsible for:
- Delivering transport modelling requirements (mainly VISUM and Saturn) whilst overseeing tasks of other modellers.
- Using and sharing our systems best practice tools and style guidance.
- Autonomous delivering of service line tasks analysis and content.
- Supporting and leading medium sized tenders/frameworks/awards.
- Managing projects with regard to quality budget and timeframes
- Liaising with clients and managing expectations
- Championing internal collaboration and other City Science behaviours.
This will include:
Project Delivery & Management
- Contributing and taking a lead roleon thequality delivery of projects for our clients on time and within budget.
- Manage your own contribution to projects autonomously as well as managing at least a small or medium sizedproject at a time including clear allocation of tasks and monitoring of resources.
- Coordinating site visits (relevant to a project) to observe transport networks and wider conditions.
Technical
- Application of transport models for local plans
- Development of strategic multimodalmodels especially usingVISUM but potentially also CUBE and EMME
- Traffic modelling using Saturn
- Undertaking quality assurance of the modelling work of others
- Application of the Transport Analysis Guidance with regarding to model development and application
- Supporting the wider project delivery team to produce high quality technical reports for clients.
- Reviewing policy and best practice documents related to transport planning decarbonisation and wider needs.
- Identifying potential future interventions and supporting the wider appraisal and prioritisation process of these.
- Undertaking data science using python and SQL to work with big data (i.e. demand data).
- Contributing to graphics and visualisations such as in GIS and Cadence.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading on the production of concise reports with informative graphics and compelling visualisations.
- Leading and supporting stakeholder engagement during projects including preparation of technical material for workshops and presenting to a mix of stakeholders.
Business Development
- Leading and supporting delivery of bids proposals and promotional campaigns.
- Conducting and leading market analysis to support our market understanding of upcoming contracts and frameworks.
- Supporting and contributing thoughtleadership content.
Job requirements
ABOUT YOU
Youre ambitious proactive and customerfocused with exceptional attention to detail and the needs of our clients. You have experience working within transport modelling and appraisals projects comfortable working with and leading technical elements of transport projects. Youre a great collaborator committed to success of the team with the flexibility to intelligently adapt your style to the task in hand. Most importantly youve got the drive ambition hunger and work ethic to succeed in this fastmoving role.
City Science is a growthfocused organisation with an expanding team and so an entrepreneurial resilient and tenacious mindset are critical.
ESSENTIAL
Project Management & Delivery
- The proven ability to work well under pressure and to prioritise tasks.
- Strong report writing skills with the experience producing clear precise and coherent reports (e. g. presentations briefing papers and technical reports) for a range of audiences.
- Track record of project management
Technical Knowledge
- Technical knowledge proven experience passion and interest to pursue a career in sustainability with a focus on transport modelling and appraisal.
- An MSc or postdegree qualification ideally in geography mathematics science and/or sustainability related fields.
- Data analysis skills using one or more packages (e.g. Python GIS).
- Transport Modelling software skills (e.g. VISUM Saturn CUBE EMME and Vissim).
- Local Plan modelling
- Some industry awareness such as being a member of a relevant industry body.
- Knowledge and awareness of relevant guidance (i.e. TAG) best practice and software packages.
Partnership & Business Development
- Experience awareness and willingness to deliver work to time and budget.
- Good people and communication skills both verbally and in written form.
- Commercial awareness and some experience of providing input to tenders and/or proposals.
Management Skills
- Selfmotivation and ability to undertake specific tasks with supervision.
DESIRABLE
- Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc Diploma) or equivalent in a STEM or related discipline.
- Awareness of relevant professional institutions.
- Ambition to work towards professional chartership (or similar).
- Ambition to work towards project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2 APM).
- Experience with data analysis programming in Python or R
- Experience with geospatial queries and mapping (PostGIS QGIS or equivalent products).
- Experience developing models (including spreadsheet) from first principles.
- Experience in transport appraisal and use of software such asTUBA COBALT and WITA.
- Working knowledge of latest transport policies & legislation and planning processes in the UK
FURTHER INFORMATION
We are building a team who are motivated by collaboration with the desire to solve problems for our customers. We want people to own their field of responsibility take decisions be proactive and have pride in everything they do. Our team of experts includes prizewinning consultants experienced technologists and distinguished academics.
Rewards & Benefits
Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business and career progression.
- Ongoing mentoring training and support from senior professionals within the business (including towards professional chartership)
- Paid membership of a maximum of two institutions
- Remote working with flexible arrangements to fit with you
- 25 days annual leave entitlement
- Membership of our group pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program
Unfortunately at this current time we cannot accept applications that require sponsorship for an employment visa.
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