Associate - Transport Planning & Mobility

About the role

This role plays a key part in planning and delivering transport and mobility projects across the UAE and the wider Middle East. It suits someone with strong technical transport planning experience who can lead packages of work, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and work with clients and stakeholders. The work covers major developments, masterplans, infrastructure schemes and integrated mobility studies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support transport planning and mobility studies across Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the wider Middle East.
• Undertake and oversee transport assessments, traffic impact studies, mobility studies, accessibility assessments and transport masterplanning.
• Develop transport strategies for masterplans, mixed-use developments and major infrastructure projects.
• Assess existing and future transport conditions and identify constraints, opportunities and mitigation measures.
• Support multimodal solutions covering private vehicles, public transport, walking, cycling and emerging mobility options.
• Review traffic and transport data such as surveys, trip generation, mode share and network performance.
• Contribute to development planning, road network planning, access strategies and parking requirements.
• Work with transport modelling, highways, urban planning and sustainability teams.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, proposals and client deliverables, and coordinate with clients, developers, consultants and authorities.
• Manage workstreams and packages to agreed quality, programme and budget, and guide junior team members.
• Take part in proposals, bids and business development, and stay up to date on sustainable mobility and transport planning best practice.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering, Urban Planning or a related field; a Master's is advantageous.
• Strong professional experience in transport planning or mobility planning, ideally in a multidisciplinary design or engineering environment.
• Experience delivering transport projects in the UAE and/or wider Middle East is highly advantageous.
• Experience with transport assessments, traffic impact studies, multimodal planning, public transport and active mobility, and traffic data analysis.
• Good understanding of the link between land use, development planning, mobility and transport infrastructure.
• Experience with transport planning approvals in the UAE and with Abu Dhabi authorities is an advantage.
• A recognised professional qualification or progress towards one (e.g. CIHT, CILT, ICE) is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong analytical skills and technical report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English, with the confidence to engage clients and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating with transport modelling and highway design teams and managing packages of work.