Traffic Engineering Lead

Matchtech Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group seeks a Traffic Engineering Lead to drive highway schemes, traffic management and road safety initiatives within a local authority setting. You will lead design and implementation, advise on policy and manage a small team delivering schemes and Traffic Regulation Orders.

Qualifications include substantial traffic/ highway experience, knowledge of relevant legislation, and strong reporting and stakeholder engagement skills. This is a contract role in the public sector.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in traffic engineering, highway engineering or road safety within a local authority or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of traffic management principles, highway legislation and Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Understanding of road safety assessment, accident data analysis and the development of improvement programmes.
• Experience leading traffic or highway schemes from design through to implementation.
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff, contractors and project teams.
• Experience of budget management, risk registers, performance monitoring and programme control.
• Excellent technical report writing, presentation and stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to provide expert advice.
• Commitment to equality, safeguarding, health and safety, community engagement and professional public service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of traffic management and road safety schemes.
• Provide specialist advice on traffic management, highway and road safety technical and legal matters.
• Manage and develop a small team delivering traffic management schemes and Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Use road traffic accident information and relevant data to develop programmes of work.
• Interpret traffic management proposals and coordinate value engineering solutions for scheme delivery.
• Provide specialist advice and present complex technical reports to senior officers, elected members, public meetings and other forums.
• Manage project risks, performance, budgets, programmes and contractor delivery to ensure effective outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate consultation, statutory notices, health and safety procedures and legislative requirements are followed.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Team leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Report writing

Education

Civil/Transport Engineering degree

Tools

GIS

Job description

Our client is seeking a Traffic Engineering Lead to support the delivery of highways, traffic management and road safety initiatives within a local authority environment. This contract role will lead the design and implementation of traffic schemes, advise on traffic management policy and strategy, and manage a small team responsible for traffic management schemes and Traffic Regulation Orders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of traffic management and road safety schemes
• Provide specialist advice on traffic management, highway and road safety technical and legal matters
• Manage and develop a small team delivering traffic management schemes and Traffic Regulation Orders
• Use road traffic accident information and relevant data to develop programmes of work
• Interpret traffic management proposals and coordinate value engineering solutions for scheme delivery
• Provide specialist advice and present complex technical reports to senior officers, elected members, public meetings and other forums
• Manage project risks, performance, budgets, programmes and contractor delivery to ensure effective outcomes
• Ensure appropriate consultation, statutory notices, health and safety procedures and legislative requirements are followed

Job Requirements:

• Significant experience in traffic engineering, highway engineering or road safety within a local authority or similar environment
• Strong knowledge of traffic management principles, highway legislation and Traffic Regulation Orders
• Understanding of road safety assessment, accident data analysis and the development of improvement programmes
• Experience leading traffic or highway schemes from design through to implementation
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff, contractors and project teams
• Experience of budget management, risk registers, performance monitoring and programme control
• Excellent technical report writing, presentation and stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to provide expert advice
• Commitment to equality, safeguarding, health and safety, community engagement and professional public service delivery

Contract Details:

This is a contract opportunity for an experienced Traffic Engineering Lead seeking to contribute to highways, traffic management and road safety improvements within a public sector setting.
If you have the traffic engineering and highway expertise required to lead complex schemes and support effective service delivery.