Senior Consultant – Transport Modelling And Analytics

Joining Arup Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant – Transport Planning to lead analytical and modelling aspects of strategic transport projects across New Zealand.

This role involves working with large datasets and transport models to provide insights that inform decision making through high-quality visualisation and clear communication.

The successful candidate will contribute to business development, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams on nationally significant transport initiatives.

The Opportunity

• Lead the development and execution of transport planning methodologies, including strategic modelling and data analysis for public transport and highway projects.
• Work with large datasets and modelling tools (e.g. SATURN, Cube, EMME, VISUM), summarising findings into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
• Represent Arup in client meetings, contribute to transport strategies and business cases, and build strong relationships across the New Zealand transport sector.
• Support and guide junior staff in technical and consulting skills, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
• Contribute to proposals, identify new opportunities, and apply emerging techniques to continuously improve project delivery and client outcomes.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive.

Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

What we offer you At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success.

As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy.

Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.

Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

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