Principal Consultant

4 weeks ago


Ireland Lovin- JobBoard Full time

Principal Consultant – Transport Planning - Ireland

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Across the globe, we embrace sustainability by striving to make a positive, lasting impact on society and the environment through ambitious commitments, such as our science-based emissions reduction targets.

With 700 staff on the island of Ireland, AECOM has a strong local presence with a long history of excellence in delivery. In transportation, our largest sector, we have an extremely capable team focused on working in partnership with clients as trusted advisors across the transportation project lifecycle from planning to construction. We foster a workplace where inclusive and diverse teams can thrive, harnessing the power of technology and the entrepreneurial spirit of our people to deliver market-leading innovations.

AECOM’s Transport Planning and Economics Team

The Transport Planning and Economics Team includes 45 staff working across our offices in Dublin, Galway and Belfast and includes planners, engineers, economists, GIS and data specialists and project managers.

Our key clients include Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the National Transport Authority (NTA), the Dublin Airport Authority and Irish Rail to whom we have provided strategic transport planning and economics services for many years. Current and recent projects include:

BusConnects Programme Business Case (NTA)
National Transport Model (TII)
Rail Freight Strategy and Development Programme (Irish Rail)
Carbon Emissions Model (TII)
National Cycle Network Plan (TII)
Cork Area Commuter Rail Project (Irish Rail)
Mobility Hubs Strategy and Business Case (NTA)
Dublin Airport masterplan and surface access planning (daa)
Transport plans for various towns nationally including: Maynooth, Carlow and Killarney.

Key Responsibilities:

AECOM is recruiting for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport Planning and Economics Team in the Republic of Ireland. We are looking to enhance and grow our team with individuals with a sound technical background that share our enthusiasm and determination to support our expanding workload. As a Principal Transport Planner, you will be an important senior member of our Transport Consulting Team, key responsibilities will include:

Specify and manage transport planning projects and programmes, act as the face of AECOM with clients, providing advice and support and exploring business opportunities
Lead workstreams with limited supervision, taking responsibility for the technical quality of the work and ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently
Take responsibility for the technical development of staff, providing on-the-job coaching and mentoring
Provide technical and professional mentoring and supervisory support to the team
Make a major contribution to the strategic development of the team and business planning to influence the wider Transportation offer in Ireland and across Europe
Manage a range of small, medium and large-scale projects as the Project Manager or Technical Lead. You will be expected to effectively communicate project and operationally critical issues in a timely manner to Directors and Clients to deliver projects within timescale, budget constraints and quality expectations
Support business development and major bidding activity - leading the writing and submission of tenders
Assist AECOM raise visibility of its transport planning capabilities and support strategic recruitment activities to enable team growth.

Minimum Requirements:

Proven analytical ability in strategic planning with excellent report writing skills
Strong understanding of the Irish transport sector, strategic direction, policies and guidelines
Proven experience in managing teams and projects to tight timeframes
Business development experience including experience of developing client relationships and successful work winning activity
A highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and ability to work in a consultancy environment.

Qualifications

Degree/Masters qualification in a relevant transport planning area such as engineering, geography, mathematics, economics, spatial planning, from an accredited college or university
Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant chartered professional institution such as the Engineers Ireland, CIHT or TPS
Working towards professional chartership, such as the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification or Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Additional Information

About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new
energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by
a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and
we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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