Traffic Engineer

Salford Council; Swinton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

Competitive package

Excellent pension

Job summary

Salford Council is seeking a Traffic and Transportation Engineer to manage Traffic Regulation Orders and provide strategic advice. You will collaborate with a large technical team and engage in various traffic management projects.

The ideal candidate will possess a recognized professional qualification in highways and traffic engineering, along with advanced knowledge of AutoCAD. This position offers a flexible working model and a competitive package, including an excellent pension.

Qualifications

• Expertise to provide quality traffic engineering for highway schemes.
• Experience in managing relationships with stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Process requests for Traffic Regulation Orders and projects.
• Provide strategic and technical advice on traffic decisions.
• Supervise team members in project delivery.

Skills

Traffic engineering input

Knowledge of traffic signs and road markings

Stakeholder management

Project management

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Education

Recognised professional review or degree-level qualification in highways, road/traffic

Job description

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

• 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

• 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 and 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.

Mandatory prerequisites include a recognised professional review or degree‑level qualification in highways, road/traffic or an equivalent field.

We are not able to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Please note that this job can be closed at any time if we fulfil the role.

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