Transport Planner / Senior Transport Planner
Job Summary
The Transport Planner will be responsible for planning, designing, analyzing, and reviewing multimodal transportation systems for large-scale urban infrastructure, industrial townships, smart cities, and regional development projects. The role includes preparation of transport master plans, traffic studies, mobility strategies, and coordination with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver sustainable and efficient transportation solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare Transport Master Plans, Mobility Plans, and Integrated Transportation Strategies.
- Conduct traffic impact assessments (TIA), traffic surveys, origin-destination studies, and travel demand forecasting.
- Develop road hierarchy, street network plans, junction layouts, and complete street concepts.
- Plan public transport systems including bus, metro, BRT, and multimodal integration.
- Assess pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and recommend sustainable mobility solutions.
- Develop parking strategies, freight movement plans, and logistics planning.
- Coordinate with highway, utility, drainage, environmental, and urban planning teams.
- Review and validate traffic simulation models and transportation studies prepared by consultants.
- Support preparation of DPRs, feasibility studies, tender documents, and technical specifications.
- Ensure compliance with IRC, MoRTH, Indian Roads Congress guidelines, National Building Code (NBC), and international best practices.
- Present transportation proposals to clients, government agencies, and stakeholders.
- Participate in design reviews, value engineering, and technical due diligence.
- Support project management activities including scheduling, quality assurance, and technical reporting.
- Mentor junior transport planners and engineers.
Required Technical Skills
- Transport Planning and Mobility Planning
- Traffic Engineering and Traffic Impact Assessment
- Travel Demand Forecasting
- Junction and Intersection Analysis
- Road Network Planning
- Public Transport Planning
- Parking and Freight Planning
- Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP)
- Complete Streets and Non-Motorized Transport (NMT)
- Road Safety Audits
Software Skills
- PTV Vissim
- VISUM
- SIDRA Intersection
- Synchro
- AutoCAD / Civil 3D
- ArcGIS / QGIS
- TransCAD (preferred)
- Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of Standards
- IRC Codes and Guidelines
- MoRTH Specifications
- NBC 2016
- Indian Urban Street Design Guidelines
- CPHEEO (where applicable)
- International standards such as AASHTO, Austroads, or UK DMRB (desirable)
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Stakeholder management
- Multidisciplinary coordination
- Report writing and technical documentation
- Leadership and mentoring abilities
- Time management and project delivery
Preferred Project Experience
Experience in one or more of the following:
- Smart Cities
- Industrial Townships
- Pharma or Manufacturing Parks
- Integrated Townships
- Metro Rail Projects
- Airports
- Highways and Expressways
- Urban Road Networks
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- Large-scale Infrastructure Development Projects