Senior ITS Engineer (Traffic Signals)

Mott MacDonald; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Traffic Signals Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves leading the delivery of traffic engineering projects while mentoring team members and ensuring high-quality outcomes. As part of a global consultancy, you will contribute to innovative transport solutions that improve societal outcomes. The position offers a chance to work on diverse projects across various locations, with a focus on excellence and digital innovation. If you are passionate about traffic engineering and want to make a significant impact in the field, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Access to Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in traffic signals engineering and project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of traffic modelling and engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-profile traffic engineering projects.
• Supervise and support Traffic Signals team members.

Skills

Traffic Signals Engineering

Traffic Modelling Software

AutoCAD

Microprocessor Traffic Signal Controllers

Team Mentoring

Project Management

Design Coordination

Membership of Professional Body

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

LinSig

KeySignals

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Transport

Discipline: Systems and signals

Job Ref: 6480

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.

Our vision is to be recognised by the market and our colleagues at Mott MacDonald, as renowned pioneers in our industry. To lead the way, as a connected centre of technical excellence, industry influence and innovation.

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 to 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 delivering 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.

You will have a breadth of previous experience within a similar role in Traffic Signals and successfully delivering projects to time, cost, and quality. You will also have extensive experience of the coordination of the design process. In-depth experience of all aspects of traffic signal engineering from feasibility and preliminary design through to commissioning will be key within this role.

You will have significant use and knowledge of modelling software such as LinSig. Extensive experience in specification and programming of microprocessor traffic signal controllers and the specification, and validation, of all signals modes, including UTC/SCOOT and MOVA systems is required.

Extensive knowledge of working with engineering software packages such as AutoCAD is critical. You will also have experience with supervising other team members, which may include mentoring, support, training, and general guidance within their day-to-day activities. You will be a member of a professional body (e.g. IHE, CIHT, IET). The ability to travel and the flexibility to work from different offices/locations on occasion would be beneficial.

• Extensive previous experience in traffic signals engineering.
• Experience of coordination of traffic signals designs.
• Extensive experience of traffic modelling software.
• Experience of specification and programming of traffic signals controllers, and all signals modes.
• Significant experience of working with engineering software packages such as AutoCAD and KeySignals.
• Experience of mentoring and/or supervising other team members.
• Membership of a professional body.
• Previous line management experience. There is potential to line manage staff depending on which Mott MacDonald office the role is based in. To be discussed at interview stage.
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams, and teams in other parts of the world.
• Ability to travel, and flexibility to work from different offices/locations on occasion.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise 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

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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 – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and caregivers
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest-free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities

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