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What should I expect?
You can expect to be involved in projects from the start. New recruits
commonly become involved with one major project in some depth, but
can expect to be asked to help out on a number of others on a smaller
scale, providing a 'taster' in a range of technical areas and project
styles.
Our clients and projects are highly varied, in their objectives,
technical content, scale and duration. You may find yourself contributing
to a major piece of policy research for a central government department,
a transport assessment in connection with a private residential or
commercial developer, development of a transport strategy for a city
or region, or a bid for a railway or toll road franchise, or for
a new tram system.
Much of MVA Consultancy's work is in the UK, but we currently have ongoing major
projects in the Middle East, Ireland and France, offering opportunities for
short- and longer-term postings. We are also making plans for further
overseas expansion.
What would my role be?
Depending on your background and interests, and your initial team
placement, your role could include:
- supervising data collection on site;
- checking and collating data and carrying
out preliminary data analysis;
- setting up simulated networks of traffic
and public transport systems, or detailed representations of complex
junctions;
- using geographic information systems (GIS)
to analyse and present data.
You will be expected to be proactive in understanding how your
own contribution fits into the wider objectives of the projects
on which
you are working, and to take responsibility for your own
work. You will learn to document clearly what you have done and to
draft technical
notes or sections of reports to go to the client in a clear
and concise fashion and at an appropriate level of technical
detail.
At all times
you will be working alongside, and supported by, others in
the
project team.
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