Maintenance Engineer

Yunex Traffic; Budock Water; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary with annual bonus

Continuous training and learning opportunities

26 days of holiday, increasing with service

Excellent pension with matching contributions

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

Yunex Traffic is looking for a professional to join their team in Budock Water as a Traffic Maintenance Technician. This role requires diagnosing and resolving faults on traffic signals, conducting proactive maintenance tasks, and building positive relationships with customers.

The ideal candidate will have 4 GCSEs (or equivalent), preferably have experience in traffic signals, and be committed to a positive Health & Safety culture. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonuses, and extensive training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in Traffic Signals and/or Highways industry.
• Strong decision-making and resourcefulness in problem-solving.
• Promote a positive Health & Safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Attend, diagnose and resolve faults on traffic signal assets.
• Complete both reactive & proactive maintenance tasks.
• Conduct inspections of traffic signal assets and related equipment.
• Build and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Produce detailed and accurate clearance notes.
• Support contract management team with site surveys.

Skills

Reliability/Dependability

Initiative & Flexibility

Effectiveness

Cooperation & Teamwork

Safe Approach

Education

4 GCSEs including Mathematics and English

HNC/ONC/City and Guilds or equivalent experience in electrical engineering

Job description

Uniting What’s Next In Traffic.

At Yunex Traffic, we launch cities into the future with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions, making mobility safer, more efficient and more sustainable for all.

Location: Leatherhead, GB, KT22 7SP

Type of Employment: Full-time

Career Level: Professional

Job Family: Customer Services

Date posted: 3 Jun 2026

Note: This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Attend, diagnose and resolve faults on traffic signal assets and any other equipment covered within the scope of the Traffic Signal Maintenance (TSM) contract.
• Completion and delivery of both reactive & proactive maintenance tasks, ensuring high quality standards are achieved at all times.
• Periodic inspections of traffic signal assets, ancillary equipment and/or highways systems equipment including electrical testing.
• Installation, replacement and set up of traffic signal assets, ancillary equipment and/or other highway systems, unsupervised or as part of a team.
• Completion of remedial works following incidents such as Road Traffic Collisions, equipment failure and/or damage.
• Build and maintain a positive relationship with customers and work collaboratively with contractors that may be on site.
• Proper use of relevant hand tools, power tools, working at height and manual handling aids in accordance with the company’s risk assessments, method statements and relevant training.
• Produce and submit high quality, detailed and accurate clearance notes via the relevant Fault Management System (FMS) and other digital platforms as required.
• Support contract management team and customer with site surveys and visits to assist in the efficient and safe delivery of works.
• Complete works in accordance with contract specific requirements, such as adhering to response & repair times or carrying out periodic/planned works in line with the relevant schedule and specification.
• Book time in accordance with the “Variable Pay Policy – Field Services” and Live Time Booking process.
• Meet the minimum requirements of the relevant Highway Electrical Registrations Scheme (HERS) occupation, and working towards or completed the associated NVQ level.
• Successful completion of mandatory National Highway Sector Scheme training requirements as well as product and equipment training. Training will be a mixture of formal, peer‑to‑peer, on the job and self‑learning.
• Work out of hours to support service and installation needs, ensuring contract expectations are fulfilled, including taking part in an on‑call rota.
• Support a positive Health & Safety culture in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures. For example, through the review and completion of relevant task specific risk assessments, event reporting, vehicle & equipment checks, and correct use of lone working device.
• Accurate collection and processing of data to enable fault‑free analysis of equipment performance.
• Ensure works are completed in accordance with the site specification, in a timely manner and to a sufficient quality level.
• Support the training, development, and upskilling of other team members.
• Adopt new business policies and processes in a positive way.
• Any other duties reasonably requested within the skills required for the role to enable a seamless service delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4 GCSEs including Mathematics and English (Grades A‑C/ or 4‑9) or HNC/ONC/ City and Guilds or equivalent experience in electrical engineering or similar.
• Traffic Signals and/or Highways industry experience preferred, not essential.
• Reliability/Dependability – Consistently performs at a high level; manages time and workload effectively to meet responsibilities.
• Initiative & Flexibility – Makes thoughtful, well‑reasoned decisions; exercises good judgment, resourcefulness, and creativity in problem‑solving.
• Effectiveness – Drives and applies energy to work, accuracy and reliability, ability to get things right the first time.
• Cooperation & Teamwork – Communicates well and takes onboard instructions effectively, displays a willingness to work cooperatively with colleagues in a variety of work settings.
• Safe Approach – Promotes a positive Health & Safety culture across your team. You must be willing to challenge yourself, your team and others when it comes to safety.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with an annual bonus.
• Continuous training and learning opportunities to support career development.
• 26 days of holiday, increasing up to 29 with length of service.
• 37.5‑hour working week plus paid overtime and unsociable hours uplift.
• Excellent pension, with matching contributions up to 10% of pensionable salary.
• Flexible benefits package to suit your personal needs.
• Investment in personal development and support for membership of professional institutions.