Position: Manager

Organization: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Location: Mumbai

Apply: https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/jobs

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop models to address transportation planning issues across at the city and regional level.
• Design relevant surveys to identify areas of public concerns.
• Analyze and interpret data using transportation planning and traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.
• Collaborate with other planners/engineers across the government and other partner organizations to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.
• Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use or traffic projections.
• Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
• Analyze information related to transportation, such as land use policies, environmental impact of projects, or long-range planning needs.
• Collaborate with global colleagues to develop sustainable transportation strategies at the local, regional, or national levels.
• Manage significant ambiguity with diplomacy and professionalism.

Key Strengths:
Excellent English writing, proof reading and editing skills. The candidate must also have some digital content creation experience. Reading/writing knowledge of Hindi, Marathi or Kannada and Visual design knowledge/interest would be a plus.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7-10 years of full-time experience working as a transportation planner/urban planner in the development sector or transportation consultancy
• Proficient with TransCADD and other transportation planning software.
• Proficient with VISSUM or similar simulation software and other relevant signal design software.
• Excellent analytical and writing and editing skills in English.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships internally and externally.
• Capability to create appropriate and fitting content for a diverse set of stakeholders within the government and civil society.
• Capability to communicate complex ideas in well-organized, everyday language.
• Ability to self-manage and meet deadlines, manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, technical curiosity, and willingness to learn.
• Basic familiarity with design software (Photoshop, InDesign) is an added benefit.