Senior Traffic Engineer – Hybrid Highways Projects

Linsco Ltd; Little London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Linsco Ltd is recruiting a Senior Traffic Engineer in South East London with hybrid working. The role offers £42.00 - £45.00 per hour (Umbrella) on a 12-month ongoing contract, with a 35-hour week and 1–2 days in the office.

The successful candidate will independently manage highways and traffic projects, supervise junior staff, and ensure schemes are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering traffic/Highways projects in a Local Authority or similar.
• Ability to prepare specifications, drawings and contract docs.
• Strong understanding of highways legislation and contract management.
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce financial estimates, project stats and payment claims.
• Monitor progress, expenditure and programme delivery.
• Prepare contract documentation including Bills of Quantities and tender docs.
• Design and deliver traffic engineering schemes and prepare drawings.
• Interpret surveys, reports and consultation responses.
• Assess contractor quotations and provide technical recommendations.
• Supervise contractors, undertake site inspections and monitor quality.
• Prepare technical reports and present engineering advice to stakeholders.
• Ensure projects comply with budgets and quality standards.
• Support and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Highways

Traffic Engineering

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Budget Management

Job description

Linsco Ltd is recruiting a Senior Traffic Engineer in South East London with hybrid working. The role offers £42.00 - £45.00 per hour (Umbrella) on a 12-month ongoing contract, with a 35-hour week and 1–2 days in the office.

The successful candidate will independently manage highways and traffic projects, supervise junior staff, and ensure schemes are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget.