Transport Planning Consultant

AtkinsRéalis, a renowned global provider of engineering, professional consulting, and support services, is currently hiring Transportation Planners for their Cork office in Ireland. The candidate will play a role in the delivery of an ever expanding project portfolio across a range of major public and private clients. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and ambitious team providing services at the forefront of environmental sustainability and the delivery of exciting and innovative transport projects, including active travel, rail, bus and transport strategies. This position is aimed at candidates with transport planning experience looking for a more senior role managing tasks and people.

Your Purpose:

• Supporting role in the delivery of a broad range of projects including active travel, public transport, greenways, transport strategies and large scale development sites.
• Sharing knowledge with colleagues.
• Delivery of schemes from feasibility through planning stages.
• Delivery of projects with public and private sector clients.
• Managing the technical delivery of more junior colleagues.
• Dealing directly with Clients on project delivery.
• Supporting the Project Manager in the technical and financial delivery of projects.

What you can bring:

• Relevant Third Level Qualification (Level 8 or higher).
• Experience of transport planning in Ireland including relevant policy and delivery of ABTAs or similar Local Transport Plans.
• Good knowledge of transport policy and guidance in Ireland.
• High quality report writing skills and verbal communicator in English.
• Client, stakeholder and public consultation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to use initiative and have excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Working towards relevant chartership status.
• Working knowledge of the application of GIS.
• Working knowledge of relevant design guidance including DMURS and National Cycle Manual.
• Ability to comply with Quality Assurance Management Systems.

About Us:
At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.