Description
This role has a starting salary of £42,958 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We are hiring a Traffic Systems Engineer to join our Traffic & Streetworks team, based at the County Council's Network Management Information Centre (NMIC) in Leatherhead.
We operate an agile working policy which currently requires working with your team in the office twice a week, with site visits across the County required in line with programme delivery.
Our Offer to You
About the Team
The Traffic Operations team of Surrey County Council work together to ensure traffic flow is managed - delivering reliable and efficient low-carbon journeys through effective maintenance, innovative design and technology. We use smart data to manage congestion to the benefit of people travelling on the road network, while mitigating the impact of events and incidents that occur on Surrey roads.
Working in the Traffic Systems Refurbishment Team, you will be part of a progressive team delivering an annual programme of Traffic Signal schemes as required by Surrey County Council's Asset Management Policy.
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled engineer who can manage and design Traffic Signal refurbishment schemes in order to renew equipment and design improvements to Traffic Signals operation and future maintenance. You will be working as part of a small team of engineers to deliver an annual Traffic Signals Refurbishment Programme (circa £3m pa) and working jointly with our contractors to ensure projects are delivered on-time and to budget.
You will be allocated several Traffic Signal Refurbishment schemes, including complicated Junctions, within Surrey to project manage from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, right through to closure. The work also includes design as well a project management such as creating pre-construction information, controller specification, CAD drawing, site meetings, overseeing planning and delivery, handling enquiries, commissioning the installation once construction is completed and ensuring project documentation is completed.
This job is suited to those with engineering experience that have knowledge of traffic systems of have the capability to apply their existing experience to the traffic systems industry.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
To apply, we request that you submit a CV and a personal statement as to why you should be considered for this role.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/06/2026 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application,