Senior Principal ITS Engineer

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

About our division: We are Transport Mobility Solutions (TMS) Transport planners and modellers, highway design and asset specialists, technologists, and aviation and carbon consultants. We solve our clients' future transport problems to benefit their customers. Our vision is to be recognised by the market, and our colleagues at Mott MacDonald, as renowned pioneers in our industry.

The ITS Engineering and Consultancy team is part of the Technology Services team within the Transport and Mobility Solutions (TMS) Division at Mott MacDonald. We provide client support from feasibility studies through detailed design to post installation analysis for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Mott MacDonald helps clients deliver high-quality transport technology solutions across local roads, the highway network, and public transport.

Overview of the role: We are seeking an individual who will contribute technically to Mott MacDonald's technology services ITS Engineering and Consultancy team. This may include work on a specific project seconded into our client in the South East region. This would involve weekly travel to the Hampshire area to visit our client. Your role will primarily be centred around designing and specifying a varied range of ITS projects using your skills and experience to deliver technical excellence to schemes on behalf of our clients. You will also have experience with supervising other team members, and this may include mentoring, support, training, and general guidance within their day-to-day activities.

Candidate Specification: You will most likely have an engineering background with a track record of design input (at any stage of the process) to ITS projects. You will have a detailed understanding of ITS and/or related technologies, along with a broad insight to developing trends across the transport sector, together with their operational applications to meet client needs.

• Essential:
• BEng / BSc (in engineering or related subject) or relevant professional experience
• A track record in the design of ITS schemes in the UK
• A good working knowledge of national standards, equipment capabilities and design specifications
• Chartership with a relevant institution
• Experience of working with Highways England and UK local authorities
• Experience of designing major project ITS schemes
• Experience of working in a collaborative environment
• Project management experience in an ITS project context
• Ability to develop relationships and engender trust with clients and partners
• Strong sense of initiative
• Sector 8 Accreditation

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription.