Principal Traffic Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will lead and deliver complex transport infrastructure and active travel projects from feasibility to construction. You act as the technical lead across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safe, high-quality, and compliant designs. You will build strong client and stakeholder relationships and contribute to bids and framework submissions. This position offers flexible London-based work with significant impact on safer, more sustainable places.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• London office base
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Continuous training and professional development
• Professional membership of a recognised institution

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of complex transport infrastructure projects (active travel, highways, junctions, streets, public realm).
• Act as technical lead and design authority, reviewing outputs for safety, buildability and quality.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, providing direction, mentoring and professional support.
• Manage scope, programme, budget, resources, risks, change control and QA throughout the project lifecycle.
• Apply UK legislation and guidance (CDM 2015, DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, local design standards).
• Build relationships with clients, authorities, stakeholders and communities; communicate complex technical matters clearly.
• Support fee proposals, bids, framework submissions and key account development.
• Provide construction-stage support and contribute to design governance and project reviews.

Key requirements

• Chartered Engineer status with ICE, CIHT or equivalent (or working towards).
• Relevant degree or qualification in civil/highways/transport engineering.
• Substantial UK experience leading technically complex transport projects.
• Strong active travel design experience (walking, wheeling, cycling) and inclusive design/Healthy Streets principles.
• Expert knowledge of highway/public realm design, UK standards, and design risk management (CDM 2015).
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams, mentor colleagues and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong project and commercial management skills (programme, budget, resources, risk, quality).
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills; able to engage senior clients and non-technical audiences.

• communication
• mentoring
• stakeholder engagement
• UK highway and public realm design standards
• CDM 2015 duties
• DMRB

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