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As a Senior Engineer in our Streets Scotland team, you will lead and deliver multi‑disciplinary streets projects for public sector clients across Scotland. Typical commissions include Active Travel corridors, Park & Ride and interchange improvements, junction upgrades, public transport priority and bus corridors, traffic signals, traffic management, and road safety interventions. You will manage projects from early option development through detailed design and delivery support, ensuring safe, inclusive, carbon‑aware and cost‑effective outcomes.
Here’s what we’re looking for:
You will work within a collaborative, supportive team recognised for delivering high‑quality design, technical excellence, and strong client relationships. The role provides opportunities for leadership, project coordination, mentoring junior staff, and working closely with our Engineering colleagues in India.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and checking of streets projects (concept, preliminary, detailed design, and delivery support).
- Prepare and review designs, drawings, schedules, and specifications (AutoCAD/Civil 3D), including horizontal/vertical alignment, traffic signs/lining, drainage interfaces, kerbing, surfacing, and furniture.
- Develop traffic engineering solutions (signal control, bus priority, junction optimisation, safety mitigation, parking/loading strategies, TRO support).
- Coordinate road safety considerations across the project lifecycle, including RSA inputs (informed by GG 119) and human factors.
- Produce clear technical notes, design reports, stage reports, cost estimates, BoQs, risk registers and H&S/CDM deliverables.
- Support procurement and delivery (NEC3/NEC4 scoping, works information, tender queries, contractor liaison, design queries during construction).
Standards & Assurance
- Apply relevant Transport Scotland/DMRB, Cycling by Design, Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD), Traffic Signs Manual, National Roads Development Guide, Inclusive Mobility/accessible design, Sustrans guidance, and local authority standards.
- Embed CDM 2015 responsibilities, road safety best practice, quality assurance and design approvals with robust audit trails.
Project & Stakeholder Management
- Plan and manage scope, programme, resources, risks, change, and budget for small to medium projects/work packages.
- Lead multi‑disciplinary inputs (e.g., geo/environmental, structures, drainage, lighting, landscape, EIA/SEA as required).
- Engage with public sector clients (local authorities, regional transport partnerships, Transport Scotland) and interface with statutory bodies (utilities, police, bus operators, Sustrans, community groups).
- Support and occasionally lead public/stakeholder engagement, including workshops, drop‑ins, and committee/reporting briefings.
Team & Business Contribution
- Mentor and line‑support Engineers/Graduates/Technicians, contributing to a supportive learning culture.
- Contribute to bids, fee proposals, frameworks, and pipeline development, including programme, methodology, and risk narratives.
- Promote digital delivery (CDEs, model-based design, GIS, data-led analysis) and continual improvement.
What we offer:
- Flexible hybrid working
- Professional development support, mentorship schemes, and training agreements with major engineering institutions.
- Career development opportunities via AECOM University, technical practice networks, and volunteering days.
- A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
- Charity & Community Activities – fundraising challenges, sponsored walks/runs, STEM outreach days, and local volunteering initiatives.
- Wellbeing Events – yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks/cycles, and mental health awareness activities.
- Sports & Clubs – five-a-side football, cycling groups, hiking clubs, and participation in corporate challenge events and many more
- Annual Celebrations – summer events, holiday celebrations, and recognition awards.