AtkinsRéalis
Mid-level Engineer

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The AtkinsRéalis’ Traffic Control Systems (TCS) team work across the transport sector helping our clients navigate a rapidly changing world, linking current Traffic Signals and Intelligent Transport Systems with future-focused technology opportunities. The team undertake a variety of design, implementation, consultancy and advisory projects to a broad set of UK and international clients in the transport sector, including the Department for Transport, National Highways, and UK local authorities.
The team sits within the Intelligent Transport & Infrastructure (ITI) practice, which is part of AtkinsRéalis' UK Transportation business and is the home of our transport technology, asset management, and digital/data capabilities, delivering joined up, data driven solutions that improve transport network performance and outcomes for clients and communities. ITI comprises staff from a range of disciplines facing into a range of clients, with approximately 15 TCS staff providing market leading capability in traffic signals, Urban Traffic Control (UTC) and operations.
TCS, along with the wider IMST practice, blend projects utilising traffic signals, motorway control systems, toll road systems and smart ticketing with thinking and advice on emerging trends and growing areas such as digital highways, Mobility-as-a-Service, Connected Vehicles and AI.
Your role
As a Traffic Control Systems Engineer, you will form a key part in our dynamic team, delivering high-quality world class projects to Clients across the UK. You will help to improve people's journeys, promote safety and work towards a more healthy and sustainable environment, as well as building the future of traffic control, transport technology and mobility.
Key areas of responsibility will include:
- Undertaking the successful delivery of Traffic Signal and ITS schemes from inception to operation, including detailed design, FAT, SAT and validation.
- Liaison with clients to provide technical advice and solutions, develop opportunities and progress project delivery.
- Assist and guide less experienced staff on technical delivery.
- Delivering high quality technical reports and presentations.
- Developing commercial knowledge and understanding, including preparation of cost estimates and scopes.
- Undertaking project management tasks, including monitoring budgets, actively raising project risks and resolving issues.
- Working both as part of a team and individually, monitoring own project work and work of others to ensure delivery to budget, time and quality.
You’ll join a collaborative team with a wide range of experience, from established specialists to colleagues developing their careers in traffic control systems. You’ll have the chance to share your expertise, support others’ development and draw on the knowledge of a team where knowledge sharing, mentoring and technical support are part of everyday delivery.
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The role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects. We will actively identify opportunities for you to broaden your technical expertise, through involvement on varied projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams, targeted learning and development and contributing to innovative solutions.
Based from one of our offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Epsom or Nottingham this role offers hybrid working. There may be some developing of schemes both across the UK and overseas and therefore it could necessitate the need for short term travel.
About you
Are you self-motivated with ambition and creativity? Analytical and enjoy problem solving? We’re looking for someone with developing technical knowledge and enthusiasm for delivering projects in the traffic signals sector, who has:
- Motivation to learn and develop, and willing to seek out new opportunities.
- Enthusiasm for pursuing a career in traffic control systems.
- Knowledge of design processes and best practice, traffic signals / highways design and traffic signal operation.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and able to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions and processes.
- Proven ability to learn new skills, understand complex technical projects and seek out new opportunities.
- Good communication skills, including presentations and client meetings, and effective at developing positive working relationships.
- Ability to deliver outputs on multiple projects and clients.
- Strong awareness of Health and Safety issues and CDM.
- Either already a member of or keen to become a member of a relevant Professional Institute and obtain professional registration, we’ll provide opportunities for personal development and achieving professional registration, leading to Chartership.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world.


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Security clearance
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.
Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.
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