Senior Highways & Traffic Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Engineer in AECOM’s Cardiff Streets team, you will lead Active Travel and highways schemes from concept to delivery, guiding project teams and mentoring junior staff. You’ll collaborate with local authorities and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver safer, greener transport networks and high-quality outputs. Your work supports regional frameworks and impactful community projects, contributing to AECOM’s mission to deliver a better world through infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working
• Professional development support
• Mentorship schemes
• Training agreements with major engineering institutions
• Career development via AECOM University
• Volunteering days

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design and delivery under Design Lead and Project Manager
• Support management of timelines, risks, budgets, and deliverables
• Prepare and review technical outputs (drawings, reports, specifications) ensuring accuracy and constructability
• Liaise with clients and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical guidance
• Champion Health & Safety best practices

Key requirements

• Experience in concept, preliminary, and detailed design of Active Travel and highways or traffic engineering schemes
• Experience coordinating or assisting in management of design projects
• Strong knowledge of drainage, junctions, and carriageway improvements
• Familiarity with TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB, and Traffic Signs Manual
• Understanding of Health & Safety and CDM regulations
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline

• collaboration
• mentoring
• stakeholder communication
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office
• design standards knowledge (TSRGD, DMRB, etc.)

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