Senior Engineer

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As a Senior Engineer in our Streets Scotland team you will lead and deliver multidisciplinary streets projects for public sector clients across Scotland. Typical commissions include Active Travel corridors Park & Ride and interchange improvements junction upgrades public transport priority and bus corridors traffic signals traffic management and road safety interventions. You will manage projects from early option development through detailed design and delivery support ensuring safe inclusive carbonaware and costeffective outcomes.

Heres what were looking for:

You will work within a collaborative supportive team recognised for delivering highquality design technical excellence and strong client relationships. The role provides opportunities for leadership project coordination mentoring junior staff and working closely with our Engineering colleagues in India.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and checking of streets projects (concept preliminary detailed design and delivery support).
• Prepare and review designs drawings schedules and specifications (AutoCAD/Civil 3D) including horizontal/vertical alignment traffic signs/lining drainage interfaces kerbing surfacing and furniture.
• Develop traffic engineering solutions (signal control bus priority junction optimisation safety mitigation parking/loading strategies TRO support).
• Coordinate road safety considerations across the project lifecycle including RSA inputs (informed by GG 119) and human factors.
• Produce clear technical notes design reports stage reports cost estimates BoQs risk registers and H&S/CDM deliverables.
• Support procurement and delivery (NEC3/NEC4 scoping works information tender queries contractor liaison design queries during construction).

Standards & Assurance

• Apply relevant Transport Scotland/DMRB Cycling by Design Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) Traffic Signs Manual National Roads Development Guide Inclusive Mobility/accessible design Sustrans guidance and local authority standards.
• Embed CDM 2015 responsibilities road safety best practice quality assurance and design approvals with robust audit trails.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Plan and manage scope programme resources risks change and budget for small to medium projects/work packages.
• Lead multidisciplinary inputs (e.g. geo/environmental structures drainage lighting landscape EIA/SEA as required).
• Engage with public sector clients (local authorities regional transport partnerships Transport Scotland) and interface with statutory bodies (utilities police bus operators Sustrans community groups).
• Support and occasionally lead public/stakeholder engagement including workshops dropins and committee/reporting briefings.

Team & Business Contribution

• Mentor and linesupport Engineers/Graduates/Technicians contributing to a supportive learning culture.
• Contribute to bids fee proposals frameworks and pipeline development including programme methodology and risk narratives.
• Promote digital delivery (CDEs model-based design GIS data-led analysis) and continual improvement.

What we offer:

• Flexible hybrid working
• Professional development support mentorship schemes and training agreements with major engineering institutions.
• Career development opportunities via AECOM University technical practice networks and volunteering days.
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Charity & Community Activities  fundraising challenges sponsored walks/runs STEM outreach days and local volunteering initiatives.
• Wellbeing Events  yoga sessions wellness weeks lunchtime walks/cycles and mental health awareness activities.
• Sports & Clubs  five-a-side football cycling groups hiking clubs and participation in corporate challenge events and many more
• Annual Celebrations  summer events holiday celebrations and recognition awards.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

• Degree in Civil Engineering Transport Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable experience delivering street/transport projects for public sector clients in Scotland or the UK.
• Strong in geometric design and traffic engineering; proficient in AutoCAD (and competent in Civil 3D or willing to upskill quickly).
• Working knowledge of DMRB Cycling by Design (Scotland) TSRGD Traffic Signs Manual CDM 2015 NEC contracts and GG 119 principles.
• Experience with signal design/assessment and junction modelling using at least one of: LinSig TRANSYT SIDRA Junctions 9/10 VISSIM or Aimsun (overview level acceptable if depth is in another tool).
• Proven ability to plan and manage tasks coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and deliver to programme and budget.
• Full UK driving licence (site visits).

Desirable

• Chartered or working toward professional qualification (CEng / IEng).
• Experience in Active Travel design (segregated facilities junction protection inclusive design audits LTN 1/20 principles where relevant alongside Cycling by Design).
• Knowledge of bus priority (SCOOT/MOVA integration signal priority strategies queue relocation boarding/alighting optimisation stops/stands/layover).
• Familiarity with utilities (NRSWA/SRWR) traffic regulation orders construction phasing/traffic management and site supervision.
• Competency in GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS) Power BI/data visualisation and common data environments (e.g. BIM 360 ProjectWise).
• Experience with carbon assessment wholelife cost and sustainability tools or methodologies (e.g. PAS 2080).
• Road Safety Audit experience or training.

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at 

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time