**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 – Join AECOM as a Senior Highways & Traffic Engineer in Cardiff** Are you an experienced engineer ready to take the next step in your career? AECOM’s Cardiff-based Streets team is looking for a **Senior Engineer** to lead the design and delivery of innovative traffic engineering, Active Travel, and urban realm projects across South Wales and beyond. This is your opportunity to shape safer, greener, and more inclusive transport networks that have a real impact on communities. As a senior member of our collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you’ll work on high-profile projects for clients such as **Transport for Wales** , **Cardiff Council** , **Swansea Council** , **Newport City Council** , and key regional frameworks including **SWTRA** , **South West & Mid Wales Regional CES** , and **SEWTAPS** . You’ll bring your technical expertise and leadership skills to guide project teams through all stages of design and delivery. **_Here’s what you’ll do:_** As a Senior Engineer, you’ll take a leading role in the development of Active Travel and traffic engineering schemes, from concept through to detailed design and implementation. You’ll manage technical outputs, mentor junior staff, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality, sustainable transport solutions. **Key Responsibilities:** + Lead the design and delivery of traffic engineering, Active Travel, and urban realm schemes. + Prepare and review technical outputs including drawings, reports, and specifications. + Ensure all work meets project briefs, design standards, and regulatory requirements. + Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM and external stakeholders. + Delegate and coordinate tasks for graduates and technicians, supporting their development. + Manage project timelines, budgets, and quality standards. + Champion Health & Safety best practices, including CDM responsibilities. + Report regularly to the Principal Engineer or Project Manager on progress and risks **What We’re Looking For** We’re seeking a confident and capable engineer with a strong background in Active Travel and traffic engineering. You’ll be passionate about delivering high-quality infrastructure that improves mobility, safety, and sustainability **Come grow with us.** 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 **our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle** , career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days _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!_ **Qualifications** + Proven experience in scoping, preliminary, and detailed design of Active Travel and traffic engineering schemes. + Expertise in infrastructure for walking, cycling, bus priority, and traffic calming. + Strong knowledge of design elements such as drainage, junctions, and carriageway improvements. + Familiarity with relevant design standards including TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB, and the Traffic Signs Manual. + Understanding of Health & Safety and CDM regulations. + Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office. **Preferred Qualifications:** + A relevant degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline. + Working towards (or already achieved) Incorporated or Chartered status with a professional institution. **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:** J10132283 **Business Line:** Transportation **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India **Career Area:** Engineering **Work Location Model:** Hybrid **Legal Entity:** AECOM Limited