Job Overview
Job Description:
Principal Transportation Engineer/Modeler
Dubai, UAE
Ready to lead a team that tackles infrastructure challenges? Want to take your Engineering expertise to the next level to work on tough projects that will make a huge impact on the community?
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Preparation of traffic study reports and impact analysis reports for various road and development projects.
- Conducting Traffic Studies for major roads infrastructure projects involving transportation demand modeling, traffic operations analysis, and public transit planning based on MOTC-LTPD guidelines and procedures for transport studies
- Update Transport Models and development of conceptual road designs, performs conventional and complex engineering assignments, applying engineering techniques and analyses within a discipline.
- Carrying out demand forecasting and transport model analysis required to assist with the traffic impact studies.
- Work closely with related teams and develop traffic congestion management plans by providing data and technical support as needed
- Performing microsimulation modelling analysis for road intersections corridors, bus facilities and development sites.
- Preparation and coordination for data collection tasks required for traffic studies including traffic counts surveys.
- Provides input and technical guidance to traffic engineers and CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers working on the same project.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
- Degree in civil/transportation engineering from a recognized institution
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in traffic operations and analysis of various traffic projects preferably in Gulf region.
- Potential to perform in a lead capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a familiarity of industry practices and regulations are required
- Must possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and be able to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on project
- A strong understanding of transport modelling, demand forecast and multi-modal methodologies
- Must have in-depth experience with Traffic Impact Studies, Traffic Operational Analysis
- Must have thorough working knowledge with traffic analysis tools such as SYNCHRO, VISUM, VISSIM, HCS and other traffic engineering – modeling software
- Must have experience in parking management, parking demand and supply, parking design within buildings, traffic circulations, determining the number of accesses/egresses
- Familiar with UAE and local standards such as Roads & Transport Authority of Dubai guidelines and procedures for transport studies
- Excellent report writing skills, preparation of presentations. Must have excellent written and oral communications skills in English
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/None
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