• designing and interpreting transport and travel surveys;
• writing clear reports and presenting options and recommendations on transport systems to clients;
• using statistical analysis to examine travel data or accident records;
• forming potential solutions to transport problems;
• using mathematical and computer simulation models to forecast the effects of road improvements, policy changes and/or public transport schemes;
• evaluating the benefits and costs of different strategies;
• participating in public consultation initiatives, including designing leaflets or questionnaires and attending scheme exhibitions;
• managing studies and projects, often within tight time and budget limits;
• assessing infrastructure requirements (access, car parking, bus stops, cycle parking, etc) of new developments to support planning applications or to inform local authority development plans;
• liaising and negotiating with different parties, e.g. planning and highways authorities, residents' groups, councillors/politicians, developers, transport providers;
• developing the initial design ideas for new or improved transport infrastructure, such as junction improvements, pedestrian priority schemes, bus interchange or bus priority facilities, car parking areas, etc;
• acting as an expert witness at public inquiries and planning appeals;
• writing bids for the funding of projects