Senior Traffic Engineer – Lead Highways Projects (Hybrid)

American Society of Civil Engineers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,859 - 61,992; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate with Umbrella

12-month contract

Hybrid working

Diverse highways projects

Job summary

Linsco is assisting a London-based authority with a Senior Traffic Engineer role in South East London, offering hybrid working. The contract runs for 12 months at £42.00–£45.00 per hour (Umbrella) with a 35-hour week. The position supports a busy transportation team delivering highways projects across London Boroughs.

The ideal candidate will independently manage schemes, supervise juniors, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and within budget. Hybrid flexibility is available.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering traffic engineering or highways projects.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple projects.
• Strong report writing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with budgets, programmes and contractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Produce financial estimates, project statistics and payment claims.
• Monitor project progress, expenditure and programme delivery.
• Prepare contract documentation including specs, Bills of Quantities and tender documents.
• 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 statutory requirements, budgets and quality standards.
• Support and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Highways design

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Tools

Contract documentation

Job description

Linsco is assisting a London-based authority with a Senior Traffic Engineer role in South East London, offering hybrid working. The contract runs for 12 months at £42.00–£45.00 per hour (Umbrella) with a 35-hour week. The position supports a busy transportation team delivering highways projects across London Boroughs.

The ideal candidate will independently manage schemes, supervise juniors, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and within budget. Hybrid flexibility is available.