Principal Highways & Traffic Engineer, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

Lead the way in sustainable transport and join AECOM as a Principal Highways & Traffic Engineer in Manchester, we are looking for relevant experience in leading the delivery of a broad range of traffic and highway engineering projects and being responsible for work winning activities. The successful candidate will share our ethos of developing impactful design solutions and delivering high levels of service to assist with the growth of our Manchester and Northern Streets business by enhancing existing and developing new client relationships.

The Streets team provide feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design, community engagement, project delivery and construction management services on a wide range of multi-discipline transportation and urban realm projects. You will be joining a strong team who are recognised as market leaders in the transportation sector including in active travel, public transport, bus priority and general traffic engineering. More than that, we are an approachable, supporting and encouraging team who strive to work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.

The role would suit a self-motivated individual looking to advance their career. In addition to delivering work within the local office, the role will involve working closely with other AECOM teams across the northern region and across the wider UK & Ireland business, with opportunity for international working.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

A successful track record in the management and delivery of a portfolio of traffic engineering projects - particularly sustainable infrastructure projects and roads/traffic engineering projects - ensuring technical content and quality of output produced is in line with the project brief. Following successful accreditation on the AECOM project management system, your will act as a Project Director/Project Manager including monitoring financial performance and key performance indicators. Comprehensive training on AECOM’s project management system will be provided.
A successful track record of client relationship building, developing sound client relationships, being alert to commercial opportunities, identifying emerging opportunities and developing strategies to fully exploit them.
Demonstrative evidence of taking ownership in preparing detailed proposals, client briefs and fee proposals and contribute to or lead bids. You will also work with colleagues to deliver marketing and business development objectives in both the local region and nationally
A proven ability to manage a team, with strong leadership skills and the ability to develop and maintain a highly motivated project delivery team. This includes being a pro-active Line Manager, managing career progression of line reports, and supporting and monitoring team skills to ensure they are up to date with current best practice, techniques, and innovation.
An ability to establish strong working relationships with other internal teams across AECOM’s business lines.
An individual who consistently displays AECOM’s values and behaviours, is someone people want to work with, and thrives on the challenge of increased responsibility.

Technical Expertise:

You will have an ability to demonstrate high level of technical experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Traffic engineering design
Cycling and walking design
Bus priority and BRT
Road safety audits
Detailed design and site experience of road schemes.

Come grow with us

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle , technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

You will have a relevant degree and will have or be working towards Chartered status along with membership of a professional institution.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10133638

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Limited

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Location:: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Salary:: £100,000 - £125,000
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: IT & Technology

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