Lead Active Travel Engineer — Innovation & Delivery (Hybrid)

AtkinsRéalis; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Principal Active Travel Engineer to lead delivery of active travel projects across Scotland and the UK. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and build strategic client relationships within a robust project framework.

The role requires chartered status or equivalent and deep knowledge of cycling, design standards and urban mobility. Hybrid working across Scottish offices is offered with opportunities to shape the firm’s active travel offering.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent required.
• Experience planning and delivering active travel infrastructure.
• Ability to integrate walking, cycling, public transport, green infrastructure and traffic management in urban environments.
• Strong knowledge of Cycling by Design, Designing Streets, Inclusive Mobility and National Roads Development Guide.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and coordinating technical inputs.
• Experience managing client relationships and supporting business development.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical delivery of active travel projects and programmes.
• Act as Technical Lead or Technical Reviewer on complex projects.
• Provide direction, mentoring and career development support to engineers and early-career professionals.
• Build, maintain and develop strategic client relationships.
• Lead and support the preparation of bids, tenders and framework opportunities.
• Identify and respond to commercial risks and opportunities.
• Develop project methodologies, fee proposals, resource plans and delivery strategies.
• Promote technical excellence, innovation and best practice across the business.
• Support the development of design standards, guidance and research initiatives.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and consultation activities where required.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Transport Planning

Stakeholder engagement

Client relationship management

Project leadership

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Principal Active Travel Engineer to lead delivery of active travel projects across Scotland and the UK. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and build strategic client relationships within a robust project framework.

The role requires chartered status or equivalent and deep knowledge of cycling, design standards and urban mobility. Hybrid working across Scottish offices is offered with opportunities to shape the firm’s active travel offering.