Senior / Principal Traffic Signals Engineer

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role…

Liveable Places works with a wide range of local authority and private clients across the UK to help them achieve their place‑making ambitions. We deliver a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery that include public realm, traffic engineering, road safety, traffic signals, pedestrian/traffic modelling, active travel and parking. Recent key successes include projects with Westminster City Council, West Sussex County Council, East Sussex County Council, Leeds City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Richmond Council, Croydon Council, Redbridge Council, Wirral Council, Sefton Council, Liverpool City Council, West of England Combined Authorities, National Highways and many more. The Liveable Places team is based in offices across the country with over 200 staff. This opportunity allows you to develop your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences and to play a pivotal role in supporting and steering the team’s growth.

Responsibilities

• Utilise technical expertise in traffic signals or traffic engineering to develop designs, supervise, train, check and approve work of junior colleagues.
• Manage traffic signal projects to ensure coordination and compatibility of multi‑disciplinary inputs on projects of varying scale, complexity and value.
• Liaise with clients, develop trusted relationships, proactively manage expectations and give comprehensive advice.
• Undertake project technical lead and reviewer roles.
• Support others to maximise their personal contribution to project and team goals.
• Prepare fee proposals and manage budgets for individual projects.
• Be responsible for the development and delivery of discrete and overall project solutions.
• Lead and manage junior staff in the delivery of traffic signal design packages, including design drawings, standard construction details, specifications, controller configurations, MOVA datasets, FAT/SAT, etc.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental legislation and in‑house quality assurance standards/processes.
• Be actively involved with team resource coordination, supporting the set‑up of teams and placing the right people in the right roles.

What We’ll Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Relevant knowledge and experience of traffic signal design at various stages of the project life cycle, including local transport modelling with software such as LinSig and controller configuration TR2500 forms. Experience with SCOOT and MOVA design, implementation and validation is advantageous.
• Demonstratable experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines on relevant projects (road, public transport, active travel, public realm and/or private development).
• Experience of contract document preparation or contract administration/site supervision using Public Works Contracts.
• Ability to use, direct and check design outputs created in relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D and KeySignals.
• Proactively manage change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost and quality.
• Strong communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Working towards or having achieved Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer is advantageous.
• Thorough understanding and application of relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, local authority design guidance and expertise in preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including departure applications.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Benefits

• Work‑life balance: Hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: Culture of inclusion and belonging. Employee resource groups bring together employees and allies of diverse backgrounds.
• Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: “WSP My Hour” allows one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up time.
• Your development: Supportive environment investing in growth through training, mentoring, and chartership.
• EEO statement: Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Part‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Professional Services