Senior Consultant /Engineer - Highways, Active Travel & Sustainable Transport

Description

The Leeds Streets team needs a senior engineer to lead the design and delivery of active travel, public transport, traffic engineering and urban realm projects in Leeds, West Yorkshire and other areas.

The role runs from feasibility through to construction, with the aim of making transport networks safer, greener and more inclusive.

The team is recognised as a market leader in transport and works closely with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.

Recent and current work includes Riverside Path for York City Council, active travel routes for Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland Council, Northern Gateway active travel and public concept designs, Wakefield bus and cycle priority corridors north and south, and Normanton Safer Routes to Schools.

The company is a global infrastructure consultancy with over 50,000 staff, working on transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. It is a Fortune 500 firm with Professional Services revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in developing scheme solutions from concept through detailed design and implementation.
• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of high-quality outputs and manage the technical work.
• Engage directly with clients on your projects.
• Support the design and delivery of active travel, public transport, general traffic engineering and urban realm schemes.
• Prepare and check drawings, reports and specifications.
• Ensure all work meets project briefs, design standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Coordinate tasks for graduates and technicians, and mentor them as they develop.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams inside the company and with external stakeholders.
• Report regularly on progress and risks to the Principal Engineer or Project Manager.
• Champion health and safety best practice, including CDM responsibilities.

Requirements

• Proven experience in scoping, concept, preliminary and detailed design of active travel and traffic engineering schemes, including infrastructure for walking, cycling, bus priority and traffic calming.
• Experience across local roads and traffic engineering schemes.
• Strong knowledge of design elements such as drainage, junctions and carriageway improvements for active travel and general traffic engineering.
• Working knowledge of LTN 1/20, TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB and the Traffic Signs Manual.
• Familiarity with active travel design auditing procedures, including Active Travel England's scheme review tools.
• Understanding of health and safety and CDM regulations.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.

Conditions

Based in Leeds, with hybrid working that can include an office, remote location or client site.

Attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office, which is a condition of employment.

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

Applicants are treated equally and information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working.
• Access to the company's university and professional development programmes.
• A broad range of core and personalised benefits supporting well-being and career.
• Sports and Social Club with regular events across the team.
• Mentoring and coaching from Chartered Engineers, Supervising Civil Engineers and professional reviewers.