Senior Traffic Engineering Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead and contribute to feasibility and concept designs for highways and active travel schemes while applying design standards. You will manage multiple local authority projects, interpret transport data, and support strategy work to improve road safety and mobility. You will collaborate with local government clients and cross-functional teams to deliver technically sound, deliverable designs. This is a senior, client-facing role with impact across road safety, traffic design and transport strategy.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Standard pension contribution
• Gym membership
• Professional membership fees covered

Responsibilities

• Lead feasibility and concept designs for highways, active travel, and traffic schemes
• Apply design standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, GG142) to produce deliverable designs
• Use AutoCAD, QGIS and vehicle tracking software to develop highway layouts
• Conduct road safety assessments and analyse collision data
• Interpret monitoring data (cycle counts, turning movements, queue length) to inform design
• Manage multiple projects, surveys, site visits, budgets and stakeholder requirements
• Engage with local government clients, support consultations and present technical material
• Contribute to transport strategy, policy notes and literature reviews

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Solid understanding of civil engineering principles for highways/traffic schemes
• Experience with road safety assessment and design, including data analysis
• Experience working with local government clients, preferably in London
• Ability to manage multiple projects to agreed programmes and budgets
• Confidence interpreting monitoring data to support design decisions
• Working knowledge of DMRB, Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or QGIS with strong communication skills

• stakeholder engagement
• clear written and verbal communication
• multitasking and prioritization
• AutoCAD
• QGIS
• vehicle tracking / swept path analysis

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