Highways & Traffic Engineer

Description

The Bristol Streets team is hiring an engineer to help design and deliver traffic engineering and urban realm schemes across the Southwest, with the aim of making streets and transport networks safer, greener and more people-friendly.

You would work on schemes from early concept through to construction. Current clients include the West of England Combined Authority, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Cardiff Council and Wessex Water, and the work also feeds into the WECA PSF2 and SEWTAPS frameworks.

Projects range from active travel and cycle infrastructure to traffic calming in residential areas and public space improvements. You would sit within a multidisciplinary team and learn from Senior Engineers and Project Managers.

The company is an infrastructure consultancy. Its Professional Services business reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025, and the wider group has over 50,000 staff worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Help develop feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs for traffic engineering, streetscape and local highway schemes.
• Produce technical outputs such as drawings, reports and specifications.
• Check that designs meet relevant standards, regulations and client requirements.
• Work with engineers, planners and technicians from across the company's business lines.
• Complete assigned tasks on agreed timescales, within budget and to quality standards.
• Follow and promote Health & Safety good practice, including CDM principles.
• Join site visits, surveys and project meetings when needed.
• Give the Senior Engineer or Project Manager regular progress updates.
• Help prepare technical documents and project deliverables.
• Take part in training to build your technical and professional knowledge.

Requirements

• You are an enthusiastic, proactive engineer who wants to make streets and public spaces safer and more sustainable.
• You may be fresh from university or have some early-career experience, and you are keen to learn and grow within a collaborative team.
• Experience developing feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs for local roads and traffic schemes.
• Familiarity with design elements including alignment, drainage, pavements, road restraint systems, signage and markings.
• Knowledge of cycling infrastructure, traffic calming, junction design and footway or carriageway improvements.
• Understanding of design standards including TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB and the Traffic Signs Manual.
• Awareness of Health & Safety and CDM regulations.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.

Conditions

Hybrid working is available, with time split between a company office, home or a client site.

Attending an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office is a condition of employment for all new hires.

The company is a Disability Confident employer and will interview applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working to fit your lifestyle.
• Professional development support and mentoring schemes.
• Career development through the company's internal university and technical practice networks.
• A mix of core and personalised benefits covering lifestyle and wellbeing.
• 2 days per year of paid volunteering in STEM or charity initiatives.
• Wellbeing activities such as yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks and mental health awareness events.
• A sports and social club with monthly office-wide activities and Streets team events.
• Annual celebrations including summer events, holiday celebrations and recognition awards.