Senior or Principal level Traffic Engineer

6 days ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Jacobs Full time

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

 

About the opportunity 

The Jacobs Cities & Places team create thriving places across different scales - from regions to cities, neighbourhoods to individual buildings and all through an integrated design approach. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to build upon our strengths and develop an interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, that sets the direction for the industry and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.

Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, surveyors, urban designers, project managers and transport planners to provide collaborative and coordinated value design solutions for our clients, both nationally and internationally.

Transport Planning & Mobility Solutions at Jacobs is one of the most successful teams of its nature in the UK and Ireland, with a varied client base, strong local pipeline of work and offers support delivery to project teams across the globe. Our regional team is involved in a range of exciting and innovative projects covering all elements of transport planning including traffic engineering, highways development management traffic modelling, economic appraisal, active modes, public transport, policy & strategy formation and business case development.

We are looking for experienced Senior / Principal level Traffic Engineers to complement our growing team across the South West and South Wales. You will ideally have experience in active travel and urban street design with knowledge of the appropriate design guidance and standards such as LTN 1/20  and DMRB. You will also preferably have experience in design stage feasibility and undertaking concept and detailed design.

Our local teams get involved in a range of exciting and innovative projects covering active travel, streets design, traffic engineering and local junction design / modelling. We are particularly interested in candidates who can wish to develop and expand their experience of the progression of active travel and mass transit, transformational placemaking and traffic management solutions. In project delivery you will manage the outing work from junior members of the team and assisting in their technical development.

This role will allow you to pursue relevant business and technical training to support your career development as well as the freedom to grow your network and develop innovative solutions to chase new opportunities.

  • This role can be based on a Hybrid basis from our in our Bristol, Exeter or Cardiff offices
  • We are very happy to discuss part-time and flexible working hours with you
Here's what you'll need
  • To be degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
  • Have achieved or be working towards a relevant professional accreditation 
  • Extensive experience in the Traffic Engineering field with the ability to contribute to the success of a range of high profile transport projects, particularly in an urban environment and with experience in cycle priority and traffic signal design desirable
  • Experience in applying design standards, that may include the Manual for Streets, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, LTN 1/20 or Local Authority Street Design guidance
  • Technical aptitude and experience in design and modelling software packages particularly AutoCad and LinSig
  • To be able to competently liaise and communicate with clients
  • To be able to manage tasks using appropriate program, budget and quality controls

Our culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. 

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.



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