Senior ITS Engineer (Traffic Signals)

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in engineering and consulting seeks a Senior Traffic Signals Engineer to lead high-profile traffic engineering projects. This role involves delivering innovative traffic signals solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and coordinating project delivery to meet quality and time standards. Join a dynamic team committed to improving societal outcomes through excellence and digital innovation. This opportunity not only allows you to advance your career but also to make a significant impact on communities and transport systems across the UK. Embrace a flexible working environment and contribute to a diverse workforce that values equality and inclusion.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits including ability to buy/sell annual leave

Wellbeing support

Access to Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in traffic signals engineering and design coordination.
• Proficient in traffic modeling software and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver traffic signals and ITS projects for various clients.
• Supervise and support Traffic Signals team members.

Skills

Traffic Signals Engineering

Traffic Modeling Software

Microprocessor Traffic Signal Controllers

AutoCAD

KeySignals

Mentoring

Education

Membership of a professional body

Tools

LinSig

Engineering Software Packages

Job description

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Bristol, UK / Birmingham, UK / Liverpool, UK / Manchester, UK / Newcastle, UK / Leeds, UK / Sheffield, UK / Cambridge, UK / London, UK / Croydon, UK / Southampton, UK / Glasgow, UK / Edinburgh, UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

We're a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities, and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.

About the business unit
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental, and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

About our team
We are Transport Mobility Solutions (TMS). Transport planners and modellers, highway design and asset specialists, and technologists. We solve our clients' future transport problems for the benefit of their customers and society.

About the role

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Traffic Signals Engineer who will help lead the delivery of our existing portfolio of work and build on the continuing success and growth of our business in the Engineering and Consulting team. This role will provide support to the Traffic Signals team members in the UK and abroad and will also develop the team. You will play an important role in delivering a wide range of high-profile traffic engineering projects and further build our business.

The Senior ITS Engineer (Traffic Signals) position supports the end-to-end service model from concept through design to delivery and then into maintenance. It includes support to, and the delivery of, traffic signals, ITS & technology projects for varied clients, including Strategic Transport bodies, Sub-National and Regional entities, and Local Highway Authorities.

You will report to the Traffic Signals Team Leader and be responsible for supervising the successful and efficient delivery of Traffic Signals work within the Engineering and Consulting Team, supporting and leading activities and tasks including: scoping, development, delivery, construction, maintenance, and coordination of our portfolio of traffic signals projects across the business. This list is not exhaustive, and other activities may be required according to ongoing project work and Engineering and Consulting team requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver traffic signals, ITS & technology projects for various clients.
• Supervise and support Traffic Signals team members.
• Coordinate the design process and ensure project delivery meets time, cost, and quality standards.
• Utilize modeling software such as LinSig.
• Specify and program microprocessor traffic signal controllers.
• Mentor junior team members and provide guidance.

Essential Requirements:

• Extensive previous experience in traffic signals engineering.
• Experience in coordination of traffic signals designs.
• Extensive experience with traffic modeling software.
• Experience in specification and programming of traffic signals controllers and all signals modes.
• Significant experience with engineering software packages such as AutoCAD and KeySignals.
• Experience in mentoring and/or supervising other team members.
• Membership of a professional body.

Desirable:

• Previous line management experience.
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams globally.
• Ability to travel and flexibility to work from different offices/locations.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognize that differences in ability, skills, and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail].

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities
• Agile/flexible working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement
• Wellbeing support
• Access to Advanced Employee Networks
• The opportunity to make a difference

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.