Engineer – Highways & Active Travel

Overview

As part of AECOM’s Streets team in Birmingham, you will help develop Active Travel, bus priority and highway schemes from concept to detailed design. You will work within a multidisciplinary transportation group to deliver high-quality, sustainable transport solutions and support project delivery. You’ll mentor graduates, coordinate technical outputs, and uphold safety standards in line with CDM. This role offers exposure to prestigious public and private schemes and opportunities to grow with the firm’s transportation practice. You’ll join a collaborative, growth-focused environment that values innovation and social impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working
• Professional development and mentorship
• AECOM University and technical practice networks
• Volunteering days for STEM or charitable initiatives
• Wellbeing events and activities
• Social clubs and annual celebrations

Responsibilities

• Design and delivery of Roads, Traffic Engineering, Active Travel, and Urban Realm schemes
• Prepare technical outputs including drawings, reports, and specifications
• Ensure work meets project briefs, design standards, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM and external stakeholders
• Delegate and coordinate tasks for graduates and technicians, supporting their development
• Champion Health & Safety best practices, including CDM responsibilities
• Report regularly to the Project Manager on progress and risks

Key requirements

• Confident and capable engineer with a strong background in Roads, Active Travel and Traffic Engineering
• Relevant degree and working towards Incorporated or Chartered status with a recognised Professional Institution or equivalent experience

• Self-motivation
• Mentoring and coaching
• Collaborative teamwork
• Roads design and traffic engineering for active travel and urban schemes
• Drainage, junctions, and carriageway improvements
• Knowledge of design standards: TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB, MCHW, LTN 1/20

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