Job Title: SENIOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ENGINEER Location: LEICESTER, BIRMINGHAM or LEEDS (Hybrid) £££: Competitive salary with excellent benefits package Overview Exciting opportunity with one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing multi-disciplined consultants, who have an excellent reputation for their breadth of capability and their capacity to provide innovative solutions for challenging projects. They are looking for a Senior Traffic Signals Engineer to join their established Traffic & Highways teams and to support their rapidly expanding workload. The large majority of this work is currently located across the Midlands region, but the role can be based within their Highways teams in either Leicester, Leeds or Birmingham. This is a great opportunity with a great business, who can offer a challenging and rewarding career. It will give you the chance to work on a variety of interesting projects for clients across both private and public sectors. About the role Working within an existing team of traffic signal engineers, you will quickly take on responsibility for the design and delivery of your own allocated schemes, being the clients’ main point of contact for each of these projects. Typical responsibilities will include: Producing signal junction layout designs and specifications to current UK standards Undertaking capacity assessments using LinSIG and preparing outputs for inclusion in client reports and specifications. Understanding client requirements for signal design and assessment Client liaison and providing assistance with the preparation of fee proposals Project management of schemes to ensure all work is delivered to necessary standards, within budget and within project deadlines. Analysing, collating and interpreting transport data Undertaking site visits and attending both internal and external project review meetings Providing technical advice to support colleagues Helping to develop and mentor junior team members About you Our client is looking for an experienced Traffic Signalling Engineer or a Highways Design Engineer who has the skills and interest to transition into this role. An ambitious and versatile individual with a genuine interest in transport consultancy. You will ideally be able to demonstrate: A good understanding of current UK design standards and guidance A demonstrable working knowledge of LinSig & TRANSYT signal junction modelling theory and methods Competent user of AutoCAD and AutoTrack for junction design Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel Ability to produce clear, precise and coherent analysis, reports and drawings Knowledge of traffic data collection and analysis Experience of developing and maintaining client relationships Above all, they are looking for someone with the following qualities: Drive to succeed and a willingness to get involved Excellent written and oral communication skills Methodical approach to problem solving and strong attention to detail Strong team working capabilities Focus on results and project delivery Full, clean UK driving licence and ideally access to a vehicle Preferred Qualifications Degree or MSc in relevant subject (e.g. transport planning, civil engineering) Professional Membership (e.g. MIHE, MCIHT, MTPS or MCILT) Rewards Our client has long recognised that their success is built on the expertise and dedication of their employees. They provide a collaborative and flexible environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. They offer a very competitive salary, generous contributory pension, car allowance, private health cover and a range of flexible benefits including discounted childcare and retail vouchers, travel insurance and variable holiday (renewable annually). As part of the agile working approach, they encourage working how and when suits employees to achieve a balance that works for them. They recognise that everyone’s needs and desires will be different