NETWORK PLANNING MANAGER

SUMMARY:
The Network Planning Manager will be responsible for the formulation of the road traffic flow, land use and economic information required to establish single and multi-year road traffic master plan.

POSITION INFO:

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• A BEng / BSc in Civil Engineering.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA.
• At least ten years relevant post registration experience.
• At least five years’ experience in road traffic origin / destination surveys, mathematical
• traffic models and network demand modelling.
• Experience in application of COTO TRH/TRM Guidelines.
• Experience in use of traffic planning software (e.g. Visum, Aimsum, SANTURN, EMME).
• Have undertaken at least 3 network demand studies.
• Have undertaken at least 3 toll/road pricing studies.
• Public sector/SOE exposure.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Good knowledge and understanding of Road traffic origin / destination and other traffic survey techniques.
• Advanced technical knowledge and understanding of mathematical traffic models andnetwork demand modelling.
• Knowledge and understanding of traffic planning software such asVisum/Aimsun/SATURN/EMME.
• Knowledge and understanding of the relevant COTO TRH/TMH Traffic Guidelines.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant industry standards, specifications and legislation.
• Extensive knowledge of civil design and construction practices related to road works, as well as the road network maintenance and operations activities.
• Budget management.
• Ability to provide direction and coaching of team to ensure the execution of the divisional
• strategy and the management of their portfolios effectively.
• Ability to co-ordinate and efficiently manage resources, time and budgets for multiple projects.
• Demonstrated success at building and managing meaningful relationships with employees, business leadership and external stakeholders.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic planning (Road Traffic Master Plan)

• Maintain SANRAL Road Travel Demand Policy.
• Maintain SANRAL traffic flow, land use and economic assessment plan.
• Ensure alignment of SANRAL Travel Demand Model with relevant requirements.
• Provide input for the national project scope definition and prioritisations.

Transport planning and traffic engineering standards, policies and guidelines

• Develop and maintain SANRAL’s/RSA policies and standards (COTO TRH/TMH) for thecollection, validation and analysis of traffic flow, land use and economic data and forecasting thereof as part of road travel demand management.
• Develop policies/standards for road Level of Service (LOS) and capacity improvements.
• Develop and maintain standards and procedures for transport modelling and traffic engineering.

Information collection, validation and reporting

• Manage and administer the collection and validation of information related to of traffic flow,land use and economic data.
• Ensure that traffic data is uploaded and available in ITIS.
• Ensure road level of service and capacity improvement assessments are performed during design phase of Capex projects according to SANRAL policies and standards.
• Integrate and analyse all information to identify needs, establish single and multi-year road travel demand forecasts and report on network level of service and congestion performance.
• Develop signal control optimisation plan for SANRAL interchanges/ intersections.
• Conduct environmental impact analysis e.g. pollutants and noise.
• Prepare quarterly reports on network performance and trends.

Preparation of tender documentation

• Prepare tender documentation for the appointment of service providers or procurement ofsoftware and hardware, in line with requirements and SANRAL’s procurement policies.
• Support Supply Chain Management during procurement process with any queries or clarifications required.

National transport and traffic modelling

• Oversee and coordinate traffic engineering at a national level and ensure adherence to standards and procedures.
• Develop and maintain the National Traffic model through consolidation and integration of regional traffic models.
• Develop and manage all facets of SANRAL’s Travel Demand Model through liaison with users, rectifying identified errors, update data and implementing identified enhancements to ensure effective pursuance of the organisation’s objectives.
• Ensure uniformity in traffic forecasts and geometric capacity analysis.
• Ensure traffic planning software solutions are well maintained and comply with technical and quality standards.
• Ensure integration of modelling outputs with ITIS.

Technical advisory and support

• Provide technical traffic engineering advisory services and support to the regions.
• Provide specialist input into FMS and ITS projects.
• Provide technical services externally when required.
• Support with analysis for project funding (e.g. LSR calculations, economic assessments, financial feasibility studies, etc.).
• Manage contracts for traffic modelling services/software (if required).
• Monitor effectiveness of traffic modelling software and identify issues and opportunities for improvements.
• Actively participate in relevant COTO committees.

Integrated Transportation Information System (ITIS) Management

• Act as the business owner for the ITIS Traffic module.
• Liaise with the Road Network Systems Manager and provide performance, report issues/errors, and log change requests for enhancements to the IT IS traffic module.

Coordination of Training Programme

• Develop course content for transport and traffic modelling, with input from Regional Traffic Engineers.
• Facilitate lecturers and presentations.
• Ensure trainee engineers in regions receive training on uniform methods and approached, and the use of traffic modelling software.

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