Highway Engineer (construction) in Cowbridge

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Shape the Future of Transport in Wales – Join AECOM as a Highways & Traffic Engineer in Cardiff. Are you ready to make a tangible impact on the streets and communities of South Wales? AECOM's Cardiff-based Streets team is looking for a talented and driven Engineer to help design and deliver innovative traffic engineering and urban realm projects. From concept to construction, you'll play a key role in shaping safer, more sustainable, and people-friendly transport networks for local authorities and national clients.

As part of a collaborative and multi-disciplinary team, you'll contribute to 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.

Here's what you'll do:

• As an Engineer in our Cardiff Streets team, you'll be involved in the full project lifecycle—from feasibility through to detailed design and delivery.
• You'll work on a diverse portfolio of traffic engineering, local transport, and urban realm schemes, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to projects that make a real difference to communities.
• Develop preliminary and detailed designs for traffic engineering, streetscape, and local highway schemes.
• Prepare high-quality technical outputs including drawings, reports, and specifications.
• Support and mentor team members, helping to delegate and coordinate tasks.
• Deliver work to agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards.
• Provide regular updates to the Principal Engineer or Project Manager on project progress.

We're seeking a proactive and technically capable engineer who is passionate about improving transport infrastructure and public spaces. 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.

If you're looking for a place where your ambition meets endless possibility, AECOM is where your next big leap begins. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. 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.

Qualifications:

• Experience in developing feasibility, preliminary, and detailed designs for local roads and traffic schemes.
• Familiarity with design elements such as alignment, drainage, pavements, road restraint systems, signage, and markings.
• Understanding of relevant design standards including TSRGD, Manual for Streets, DMRB, and the Traffic Signs Manual.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• BSc, BEng, or MEng in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.

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. 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.

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. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

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.