Active Travel – Active Travel Designers – Birmingham & London

Do you have an interest in street design, shifting the focus away from private vehicles to promote better spaces for those walking, wheeling, and cycling? We have an exciting opportunity for a senior/principal engineer with a passion and interest in planning and designing active travel infrastructure in our Birmingham Office.

The role will provide design expertise and support for appraisals of a range of active travel focused schemes. The ideal candidate will have existing design experience in the transport, placemaking, or civil engineering fields and be able to support a growing team seeking to deliver on both private and public sector opportunities.

We require the applicant to ideally be degree educated, with a focus within highway and/or public realm design. We are seeking someone to provide high quality technical delivery of projects ranging from feasibility studies through to detailed design, whilst also supporting with the reviewing schemes, setting out active travel strategies, undertaking route audits, and providing support into Business Cases.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Passion and experience of designing and reviewing schemes to LTN 1/20 and inclusive mobility guidance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of national design standards (DMRB, Traffic Signs Manual, LTN 1/20, Manual for Streets, Inclusive mobility).
• Knowledge and practical application of adoption agreements (including S278 and S38).
• Comprehensive understanding of software packages including Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, vehicle tracking, KeyLINES/SIGNS, with 3D modelling experience.
• Experience in establishing new client relationships to help grow the Active Travel offering.
• Experience of meeting attendance to discuss issues with clients, architects, contractors, local authorities, and other statutory bodies.
• Ability to produce technical reports.
• Good time management and organisational skills with the ability to maintain good records.
• Experience managing tasks to deliver projects on time and to a budget.
• Ability to build a team and mentor junior members of staff.
• Experience in applying Active Travel England Toolkits and an understanding of transport planning modelling would be advantageous.

As a member of the PJA team, you can expect:

• An attractive and modern working environment with good accessibility by all modes of transport.
• The opportunity to progress within the firm.
• A wide range of challenging projects.
• Ongoing support, training, and mentoring from senior professionals within the business with a real commitment from senior management towards personal and professional development.
• An attractive benefits package that includes: 25 Days annual leave plus the ability to purchase an additional 5 days leave, flexible working arrangements, option to participate in the Company Share Ownership scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, payment of professional subscription, membership of our group pension scheme, and life assurance.

If you would like to be considered for this role, then please email your CV and a covering letter to recruit@pja.co.uk. Please ensure you state the role you are applying for in the email subject. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.