Transport Modeller

Transport Modeller Overview

Arup is looking for an experienced Transport Modeller to join its Transport Consulting team, working in a collaborative and creative environment at the centre of the company’s transport planning and modelling capability. The team operates across the UK and internationally and works alongside multidisciplinary colleagues and a wider global modelling community to support complex, high-profile transport projects that contribute to more sustainable and resilient transport networks.

This opportunity is aimed at ambitious transport modellers who want to take on challenging work, strengthen their strategic modelling expertise, and broaden their technical toolkit. The position covers the full modelling workflow, from handling and analysing data through to building models, producing forecasts, testing different intervention options, assessing schemes, preparing reports, creating visual outputs, and engaging with clients. The role also offers the chance to contribute to bids and to work closely with senior modellers and project managers on important assignments.

What you will do

• Build and develop strategic transport models that support project delivery and bid work.
• Use data, modelling techniques, and innovative approaches to help solve real transport problems.
• Prepare forecasts of future transport conditions and assess how different mitigation measures or scenarios would perform.
• Carry out scheme assessment and appraisal work as part of the modelling process.
• Take responsibility for tasks across the full modelling lifecycle, including data analysis, model development, reporting, and visualisation.
• Work directly with clients as part of the wider project team and contribute to clear communication of technical findings.
• Partner with senior transport modellers and project managers on challenging and high-profile schemes.
• Collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines and different geographies, with the possibility of supporting projects elsewhere in the UK and internationally when required.

What Arup is looking for

• Previous experience in transport modelling, ideally covering highways, public transport, and/or multimodal models.
• Practical experience using one or more of the following tools: VISUM, SATURN, CUBE, or MATSim.
• Experience in model development, calibration, and validation.
• A strong understanding of TAG requirements, forecasting, and scenario testing.
• Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to produce clear, well-structured technical reports and notes.
• High standards of presentation in written and technical outputs.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively both on your own and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• An interest in developing strategic modelling capability further and growing within a supportive team environment.
• For this role, applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK for the full period of employment.
• Any appointment will depend on satisfactory evidence of immigration status.

Visa sponsorship

Arup says it cannot provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy. Candidates need to have the right to work in the UK at the time they apply and throughout their employment.

Rewards and benefits

• Competitive pay that is fair and equitable.
• Profit share, allowing members to benefit from the organisation’s collective success.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Accident insurance.
• Income protection cover.
• Flexible benefits that can be tailored to support wellbeing and personal needs.
• Access to learning opportunities and career development support.
• A workplace culture built around collaboration, belonging, growth, and the chance to do meaningful work.

Culture and inclusion

Arup describes itself as an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds, including those from different ages within legal limits, gender identities or expressions, marital statuses, disability statuses, neurotypes, mental health backgrounds, races, ethnicities, faiths or beliefs, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and people who are pregnant or on family leave.

The company says it actively supports an inclusive environment through internal networks focused on race and cross-cultural working, gender equity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and disability inclusion. It also states that it is committed to making the recruitment process and workplace accessible, and invites candidates to request reasonable adjustments or other support during the application or interview process.

How to apply

Applications should be submitted through Arup’s careers site using the job posting for Transport Modeller. If you have questions before applying, you can contact Drina Zupanovic at the email address provided on the page, but you should not send your CV directly by email because of GDPR requirements.

The posting notes that the closing date is 15 July 2026, although the role may close earlier if a large number of applications are received, so early application is encouraged.

Arup also advises candidates to use its published recruitment process information to understand what happens next, and reminds applicants to stay alert to recruitment fraud and to avoid sharing bank details during the hiring process.

Location

The role is listed in Birmingham, West Midlands, with additional locations shown across the UK including Edinburgh, Nottingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle, and Glasgow.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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