Principal Active Travel Engineer

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Summary:

AtkinsRéalis Highways and Active Travel in Scotland are looking strengthen their Active Travel Engineering team by the appointment of a Principal Active Travel Engineer. Based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow, this role will support the growth and development of our active travel team across Scotland and to be a key player in our rapidly expanding team.

The role will focus primarily on the technical deliver of active travel projects of varying complexity across Scotland. Working in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, technicians and other professionals, you will be responsible for leading the design teams responsible for delivering active travel designs which includes producing 3D models, drawings, and specifications to relevant standards.

Your experience should demonstrate the successful design of active travel from concept through to detailed design, whilst meeting programme and budgets targets. It is desirable that your experience includes retrofitting active travel solutions within existing street and urban environments. Your communication skills and teamwork should be excellent, with the ability to present highway designs to Clients and Stakeholders.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrable design experience integrating walking, cycling, green infrastructure, public transport and traffic solutions into deliverable urban environments.
• Experience and strong understanding of the application of technical guidance and standards, such as, Cycling by Design, Designing Street, National Roads Development Guide and Inclusive Mobility.
• Support the execution and quality assurance of multi-disciplinary projects with other disciplines including Highways Engineers, Active Travel designers, Traffic Engineers, Landscape Architects, Drainage and Structural Engineers.
• Ability to maintain client and internal relationships and assist with business development.

Responsibilities:

• Leading technical projects as technical lead or technical reviewer with responsibility for high quality project deliverables.
• Production of task briefs / methodologies, fee proposals, resourcing schedules and project plans for active travel projects Support business development by establish, maintain and develop relationships with existing and prospective internal and external clients.
• Identify and respond to project commercial risks and opportunities.
• Ad-hoc advice for internal and external clients with regards to active travel design projects.
• Assistance with coaching and training of early careers staff.
• Assistance with technical training delivery.
• Managing stakeholder consultation processes as required.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We are creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people, and the environment. You will be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you will be in a privileged position, delivering what is right for governments and communities. You will be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

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More about us:

AtkinsRéalis, is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you will be surrounded by the skills, knowledge, and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

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Training:

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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