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Traffic Signals Design Engineer
Posted Today by Hays
£350 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Birmingham
Summary: The Traffic Signals Design Engineer will be integral to the design and delivery of traffic signal schemes, including new installations and upgrades. This role involves collaboration with a growing design team and requires a strong focus on safety and technical excellence. The position offers hybrid working arrangements from multiple regional offices. The successful candidate will engage with clients and manage design risks while supporting junior engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Producing technically sound traffic signals designs, calculations, drawings and documentation
- Delivering designs in line with programme, cost and quality requirements
- Identifying and managing design risks in accordance with CDM regulations
- Liaising with clients, contractors and suppliers to resolve technical queries
- Supporting and overseeing junior engineers where appropriate
- Contributing to bid submissions and wider work-winning activities
- Promoting and embedding effective health and safety practices
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in traffic signals design, ideally from an assistant or design engineer role
- Working knowledge of traffic signals design standards, processes and procedures
- Strong AutoCAD and KeySignals capability
- Experience using LINSIG for junction modelling
- Ability to produce detailed signal designs, including controller configuration forms
- Exposure to Factory and Site Acceptance Testing and commissioning
- Knowledge of SCOOT UTC and/or MOVA design and validation (desirable)
- Understanding of CDM Regulations and design risk management
Salary (Rate): £350 per day
City: Birmingham
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
A well-established Tier 1 infrastructure contractor delivering complex transport and highways schemes across the UK. The organisation works in partnership with National Highways and multiple local authorities, providing full lifecycle engineering solutions across major frameworks. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability and technical excellence, the business offers a collaborative environment with opportunities to work on nationally significant traffic and technology schemes.
Your new role
As a Traffic Signals Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the design and delivery of traffic signal schemes ranging from new installations to refurbishments and upgrades. You will support a growing design team working across National Highways and local authority frameworks.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Producing technically sound traffic signals designs, calculations, drawings and documentation
- Delivering designs in line with programme, cost and quality requirements
- Identifying and managing design risks in accordance with CDM regulations
- Liaising with clients, contractors and suppliers to resolve technical queries
- Supporting and overseeing junior engineers where appropriate
- Contributing to bid submissions and wider work-winning activities
- Promoting and embedding effective health and safety practices
This role can be based from multiple regional offices with hybrid work available.
What you'll need to succeed
Proven experience in traffic signals design, ideally from an assistant or design engineer role
Working knowledge of traffic signals design standards, processes and procedures
Strong AutoCAD and KeySignals capability
Experience using LINSIG for junction modelling
Ability to produce detailed signal designs, including controller configuration forms
Exposure to Factory and Site Acceptance Testing and commissioning
Knowledge of SCOOT UTC and/or MOVA design and validation (desirable)
Understanding of CDM Regulations and design risk management
What you need to do now
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