Research Group Leader: Passenger Transport

Recruiter:

Dalitso

Job Ref:

3728160590

Date posted:

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
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JOB DESCRIPTION:

To generate new knowledge and contribute towards methodological and technological improvements to support well-functioning transport networks for society and industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for project coordination and planning, often with multidisciplinary teams, to ensure projects are delivered on brief, budget, and time.
Develop the business.
Manage the quality of the outputs (i.e., proposals, reports, client presentations, etc.) to ensure they are responsive.
Propose, plan and implement Parliamentary Grant and other grant-funded projects and programmes, in consultation with the Impact Area Manager to enhance the technical strength of the research group.
Manage projects and programmes through robust and integrated planning.
Coordinate deliverables to fulfil project requirements.
Conceptualise innovate solutions to fulfil project and programme requirements.
Build and maintain client responsive teams.
Lead the research group to deliver on the impact area strategic plan.
Continuously build the research group to be responsive to current and future transport challenges in South Africa and partner countries.
Establish the research group as a national leader in passenger transport applied research, with international recognition.

Minimum Requirements for the Role:

A Master’s in Transport Engineering, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Transport Economics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or equivalent, with at least 10 years’ relevant working experience in transport systems and operations.
Should preferably be at a principal researcher level or at least a senior researcher on the research career path (with publication history).
Registered professional scientist or engineer would be an added advantage.
Good understanding of transport operations and the built environment domains in South Africa.
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential.
Ability to carry out strategic stakeholder interactions at all levels.
Excellent business management skills (i.e., budgeting, establishing networks, excellent people skills, etc.).
Ability to present ideas, concepts, plan, and procedures.
Excellent people management skills (i.e., mentorship, coaching diversity, and diversity management).

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