Senior Traffic Engineer

Waterman Aspen; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Traffic Engineer to join their Yorkshire & Humber team. The successful candidate will enjoy a varied client base, opportunities for career development, and a supportive work environment. Responsibilities include detailed design of traffic schemes, stakeholder management, and preparing technical reports. The role offers a competitive salary based on experience and skills, along with an industry-leading benefits package, including health insurance and annual leave.

Benefits

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Company pension contribution

Paid community service day

Qualifications

• Experience in a Local Authority traffic engineering environment or consultancy.
• Experience guiding junior colleagues or providing informal support.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple schemes.

Responsibilities

• Key member of the Yorkshire & Humber team working on various projects.
• Prepare technical reports and manage stakeholder communications.
• Support clients and assist in technical progression.

Skills

Detailed design and implementation of traffic schemes

Use of TSRGD and Traffic Signs Manual

Experience in contractor liaison

Ability to prepare technical reports

Experience managing public consultations

Organisation and monitoring of costs

Tools

CAD

Job description

Bradford,Doncaster,Huddersfield,Hull,Leeds,Sheffield,Wakefield

Type: Permanent, Contract

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time.Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.

We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard. This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

Your career with Waterman Aspen…

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as a Senior Traffic Engineer will see you as a key member of the Yorkshire & Humber team and you can expect:

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
• UK experience working within a Local Authority traffic engineering environment, or consultancy supporting Local Authorities.
• Confident in detailed design and implementation of traffic schemes including reviewing drawings.
• Competent in the use of TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manual, LTN 1/20 and other relevant standards and guidance documents.
• Experience in contractor liaison, including clarifications and site queries.
• Experience managing public consultations and stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare technical reports.
• Ability to prioritise workload, manage multiple schemes and work with minimal supervision.
• CAD capability beneficial but not essential.
• Experience guiding junior colleagues or providing informal support to others.
• Organisation and monitoring of costs in relation to Traffic Regulation Orders and Traffic schemes.

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:

• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community

We have big plans for the future and we’d love for you to be part of it. If you’re interested in joining our team of engineering and technical specialists, take a look at our latest opportunities here.

We find you opportunities that perfectly match your expertise and career aspirations, with industry-leading training, development, and support at your fingertips.

Our people are the most important part of our business – in fact, they are our business – and building successful careers is what we’re all about.

Don’t just take our word for it – find out what some of our colleagues have to say about their career with Waterman Aspen.