As one of the world’s leading consultancies operating in the built and natural environment, we offer unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career both in India and around the world. Atkins India is committed to design excellence in the delivery of first-class solutions which combine innovation, imagination, and best practice.
Atkins is a member of SNC Lavalin Organization. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global, fully integrated professional services and project management company and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. The combined entity of Atkins and SNC-Lavalin has created one of the largest global engineering and project management consultancies with approximately 50,000 employees and operating across 50 countries.
Atkins Transport Planning are committed to planning, enabling and designing excellence in the delivery of first class solutions which combines innovation, imagination and best practices. Consultancy Practice of the Transportation Division of Atkins in India supports Atkins’ various overseas operations, including those located in the India, UK, Europe, Middle East and North America. Due to our continuing expansion we currently have an opportunity for Assistant Transport Planner on multi-disciplinary offshore executed projects from our India office. Working in a multi-disciplinary team of Planners, Designers and Engineers providing a professional design service to our clients, this is an ideal opportunity for individuals looking to develop their international experience in a world-renowned consultant. The team has so far delivered excellence within a number of studies from around the world, including the India, UK, Europe, Middle East and North America. This has been based upon the successful use of technically innovative and progressive procedures in tandem with a core technical capability. Join us and you’ll enjoy being part of a fun, fulfilling and collaborative team working on the big exciting transport projects of the moment. You’ll have the opportunity to strengthen and develop your skills whilst working on high profile infrastructure projects. We’ll value you for exceeding customer expectations and delivering the innovative solutions. After all, we can’t achieve great things without our staff, so you can look forward to an excellent rewards package and career development.
How will you contribute to the team?
- You will be part of an established transport planning team developing and applying computer-based transport models (comprising highway and public transport / transit models) using state-of-the-art transport modelling and traffic engineering software supported by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools.
- You will be part of a team responsible for the technical development of transport planning projects comprising:
- Technical development of project tasks, and development of tools and processes
- Development and checking of models and model forecasts, reports and analyses including quality and delivery to timescales
- As part of a team, you will also be responsible for reporting progress and output quality, as well as developing business improvement initiatives with your line manager.
- Experience (min 3 to 4 years) in the development and application of computer-based traffic / transport models using software like SATURN, EMME/2, VISUM, CUBE Voyager, VISSIM, PARAMICS, LEGION software packages.
- Analytical skills with hands on experience in developing tools using VBA / Python / R
- Evidence of technical project delivery in a transport planning environment.
- Good attention to detail. Enthusiastic, pro-active approach.
- Work experience in a similar offshoring environment.
- Experience and knowledge of transport / economic appraisal techniques and guidance including economic cost-benefit analysis. Working experience in appraisal software like TUBA, COBALT would be added advantage.
- Experience of C# or VB.Net or competence in other object oriented or imperative programming languages such as Java, C++ etc.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience in report writing related to transport studies.
- Experience in the use of MS Office and in the application of GIS Techniques to Transport Planning.
What will you contribute?
- Appropriate academic and professional qualifications (Master’s degree in transport planning / transportation engineering).
- Proactive and takes responsibility and initiative in own holistic development and project deliveries
- Able to make sound judgements.
- Presents written arguments logically and succinctly for senior management, e.g. in use of bullet points, sections, summaries, grammar and sentence construction, avoids jargon.
- Questions and challenges conventional work methodology.
- Is flexible and adaptive in coping with change and the pressure that it brings.
- Displays a responsible approach to safety.
- Creates effective relationships when working in teams, prepared to collaborate.
- Receptive to alternative or critical views.
- Takes ownership of own work and carries out thorough self-checks to produce good quality deliverables without spelling, grammar, data, calculation mistakes.
- Ensures accuracy and a detail-conscious approach by carefully checking the details at each stage to avoid errors.
- Maintains record of Continuous Professional Development (CPDs) and Quarterly Reports for achieving relevant Professional Qualifications.
- Rewards & Benefits.
- Competitive salary
- Performance Incentives
- Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (PF)
- Medical Insurance for the employee, family & dependant parents*
- Accident Insurance coverage for the employee
What we offer at Atkins?
At Atkins, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:
- Opportunity to work on various projects of various sizes.
- Competitive salary.
- Group Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities.
The masculine gender is used only to simplify the wording.
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