Job description

6 month contract role with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

• Provide a specialist traffic engineering service, delivering highway and transport schemes from initial feasibility through to implementation.

• Lead on the design and delivery of projects including Liveable Neighbourhoods, cycling and bus improvements, road safety and parking schemes.

• Support service delivery through technical expertise, supervision of junior staff and effective stakeholder engagement within a local authority environment.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

• Design and deliver traffic and highway schemes from concept through to implementation, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation.

• Prepare detailed drawings and technical designs using AutoCAD.

• Lead on feasibility studies, site assessments and option development for transport and public realm improvements.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery to time, budget and quality standards.

• Provide technical guidance and supervision to junior engineers and support staff.

• Contribute to key programmes such as Liveable Neighbourhoods, cycle infrastructure, bus priority schemes, road safety and parking improvements.

• Liaise with internal departments, contractors, consultants and external stakeholders to ensure effective project delivery.

• Prepare reports, specifications and documentation to support decision-making and approvals.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety, traffic regulations and council policies.

• Respond to enquiries from members, residents and stakeholders regarding traffic and highways matters.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven experience working as a Traffic Engineer within a local authority environment.

• Strong experience designing highways and traffic schemes using AutoCAD (essential).

• Demonstrable experience delivering projects from feasibility through to implementation.

• Experience working on transport programmes such as Liveable Neighbourhoods, cycling schemes, bus improvements and road safety initiatives.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff.

• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and best practice in traffic and highway engineering.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing.

• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, including councillors, residents and external partners.

Additional Information:

• Bi-Weekly Payments.

• Client: London Borough of Islington.

• Location: The Reuse and Recycling Centre (with potential site visits across the borough).

• Contract: Temporary (initial 6 months – vacancy cover).

• Hours: 35 per week (09:00 – 17:00).

• Pay Rate: £40 per hour (Umbrella).

• Service Area: Environment & Climate Change.

• Requirement: Must have local authority experience and strong AutoCAD capability

Senior Traffic Engineer

Senior Traffic Engineer

Job description