Traffic Engineer

Salford City Council; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

Excellent pension

Training opportunities

Job summary

Salford City Council is seeking a Traffic Engineer to help shape regeneration through safer and better mobility in Salford. You will provide high‑quality traffic engineering input, produce reports, advise on scheme design, and support delivery within budget and timescale.

Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree, strong AutoCAD skills, experience with Traffic Regulation Orders, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to supervise others. Hybrid/flexible working is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in highways/traffic or equivalent.
• Experience in traffic engineering and associated standards.
• Ability to manage multiple schemes and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process requests for traffic management projects and schemes.
• Provide technical advice to Council Members and senior management.
• Lead design and supervision of Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Maintain registers of traffic and parking improvements.
• Supervise team members and input into project delivery.

Skills

AutoCAD

Traffic engineering

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulatory input

Cost estimates

Driving licence

Education

Degree in highways/traffic

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role is an ideal opportunity to grow a career in traffic engineering while helping to make regeneration happen in the city of Salford.

If you want to make a difference to communities with your skills in Civil Engineering, then we can offer exposure to wide-ranging projects that are improving road safety and mobility for local residents.

You’ll have the chance to learn from highly experienced technical specialists as you take on increasing responsibility for providing advice, producing reports and inputting into scheme design.

Why join us in Traffic and Transportation?

• Scale of growth and regeneration in Salford.
• Complex mix of local and strategic issues.
• Wide variety of projects to work on and experience to gain.
• Close collaboration with a large in‑house technical team.
• Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development and access to the wider training and accreditation opportunities within the Salford City Council engineering community.
• Dedicated professional and digital skills development programmes, tools and eLearning. AI innovation.
• Hybrid/flexible working.
• Competitive package, including excellent pension.

Your role

You will take on a significant role within the Traffic and Transportation team, working closely with your fellow Engineers and the Group Engineer. We want you to:

• Process requests for Traffic Regulation Orders and other traffic management projects throughout the city.
• Provide advice to Council Members and senior management on traffic and transportation decisions, including strategic and technical input.
• Lead and consult on the design and supervision of Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Maintain registers of requests for traffic and parking improvements.
• Offer specialist knowledge on traffic management and regulation matters, including changes to guidance and legislation.
• Supervise team members in project delivery.

Your profile

Ideally, you will be working towards your professional review with a recognised institution, or hold a relevant qualification (preferably up to degree level) in highways, road/traffic or equivalent. We are also looking for:

• The expertise to provide quality traffic engineering input for major and minor highway schemes and developer‑led schemes.
• Detailed knowledge of the design standards for traffic signs and road markings, and for junction improvements, and relevant guidance and legislation.
• Experience of assisting with various traffic audits.
• Experience of managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Good understanding of planning/resource management.
• Experience of contributing to the delivery of cost efficiencies and productivity improvements.
• Experience in producing cost estimates.
• The ability to supervise team members and deputise for, or represent, the Senior Traffic Engineer when required.
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience in site supervision.
• Driving licence.
• Experience in project management and delivery of schemes within budget and timeframe.

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Please note that Salford City Council is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for any role, as no Certificates of Sponsorship are available. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.