Senior Transport Planner

Job description / Role

- Dealing with modeling and simulating specific pedestrian / vehicular traffic schemes such as estimating the level of service of intersections, ramps, and freeways
- Calculating weaving lengths using “The Highway Capacity Manual” analytical approaches.
- Preparing traffic reports dealing with queuing theory and applying the analytical analyses of either stochastic or deterministic approaches.
- Coordinating with other engineering departments as well as between site and office.
- Dealing with clients, Government, public and private authorities
- Conducting traffic impact, access and parking studies. He should be familiar with cost sharing and contributions of developers to the provision of road infrastructure.

Requirements

- Minimum 10 years experience
- Degree in Civil Engineering, a Masters in Transportation Engineering is a plus.
- Extensive experience in Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering such as analysis of junctions, roundabouts, weaving, road network capacity and queuing at exit / entry slip ramp…
- Good knowledge of the design criteria defined in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and manual on Uniform Traffic control Devices (MUTCD).
- Strong organizational and project management skills to perform day-to-day management of a large and complex portfolio
- Knowledge of Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Softwares such as ISUM, SYNCHRO, SIDRA, OSCADY, ARACADY , PICADY, HCS and AUTOCAD LAND DESKTOP and all Microsoft tools
- Strong communication skills
- Good command of English and Arabic

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).