Senior Highways & Traffic Engineer

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Lead the Way in Sustainable Transport Join AECOM as a Senior Highways & Traffic Engineer in Bristol 

Are you an experienced engineer ready to take the next step in your career

AECOMs Bristol-based Streets team is looking for aSenior Engineerto deliver innovative traffic engineering Active Travel and urban realm projects across the South West and beyond. This is your opportunity to shape safer greener and more inclusive transport networks that have a real impact on communities. 

As a senior member of our collaborative multidisciplinary team youll work on high-profile projects for clients such asthe West of England Combined AuthorityBath and North East Somerset Council Cardiff Council and Wessex Water and key regional frameworks includingWECA PSF2 andSEWTAPS. Youll bring your technical expertise and ability to guide project teams through all stages of design and delivery. 

At AECOM we value flexibility. We offer a variety of working patterns including compressed weeks and hybrid working to support your work-life balance and professional growth. 

Heres what youll do:

As a Senior Engineer youll take a leading role in the development of Active Travel and traffic engineering schemes from concept through to detailed design and implementation. Youll manage technical outputs mentor junior staff and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality sustainable transport solutions. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate the design and delivery of Traffic Engineering Active Travel and urban realm schemes providing regular updates to the Design Lead and Project Manager. 

• Support the management of project timelines risks budgets and deliverables ensuring alignment with project objectives client expectations and regulatory requirements. 

• Prepare and review technical outputs including drawings reports and specifications ensuring accuracy compliance and constructability. 

• Ensure all work meets relevant standards project briefs and statutory requirements. 

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM and external stakeholders to support integrated project delivery. 

• Delegate tasks to graduates and technicians and actively mentor providing technical guidance and supporting their professional development. 

• Champion Health & Safety best practices ensuring compliance with CDM regulations throughout the design process. 

What Were Looking For 

Were seeking a confident and capable engineer with a strong background in Active Travel and traffic engineering. Youll be passionate about delivering high-quality infrastructure that improves mobility safety and sustainability. 

Come grow with us.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Experience in concept preliminary and detailed design of Active Travel local roads and traffic engineering schemes and expertise in infrastructure for walking cycling bus priority and traffic calming. 
• Strong knowledge of design elements such as drainage junctions and carriageway improvements. 
• Familiarity with relevant design standards including TSRGD Manual for Streets DMRB and the Traffic Signs Manual.  
• Understanding of Health & Safety and CDM regulations. 
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office. 

If you have any experience in the below that would be desirable  

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. 
• Chartered or Incorporated status (or actively working towards it) with a relevant professional institution. 
• Working knowledge of highways 3D modelling software such as Civil 3D or equivalent. 
• Familiarity with collaborative design workflows including use of Common Data Environments (CDEs) and coordination across multidisciplinary teams. 
• Experience in stakeholder and client management 

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.