Salford City Council
Traffic Engineer
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Employer Salford City Council Location Salford, Greater Manchester (GB) Salary £39,152 – £41,771 Closing date 21 Aug 2026
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This role is an ideal opportunity to grow a career in traffic engineering while helping to make regeneration happen in the city of Salford.
If you want to make a difference to communities with your skills in Civil Engineering, then we can offer exposure to wide-ranging projects that are improving road safety and mobility for local residents.
You’ll have the chance to learn from highly experienced technical specialists as you take on increasing responsibility for providing advice, producing reports and inputting into scheme design.
Why join us in Traffic and Transportation?
- Scale of growth and regeneration in Salford.
- Complex mix of local and strategic issues.
- Wide variety of projects to work on and experience to gain.
- Close collaboration with a large in-house technical team.
- Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development and access to the wider training and accreditation opportunities within the Salford City Council engineering community.
- Dedicated professional and digital skills development programmes, tools and eLearning. AI innovation.
- Hybrid/flexible working.
- Competitive package, including excellent pension.
Your role
Role
You will take on a significant role within the Traffic and Transportation team, working closely with your fellow Engineers and the Group Engineer. We want you to:
- Process requests for Traffic Regulation Orders and other traffic management projects throughout the city.
- Provide advice to Council Members and senior management on traffic and transportation decisions, including strategic and technical input.
- Lead and consult on the design and supervision of Traffic Regulation Orders.
- Maintain registers of requests for traffic and parking improvements.
- Offer specialist knowledge on traffic management and regulation matters, including changes to guidance and legislation.
- Supervise team members in project delivery.
Your profile
Ideally, You Will Be Working Towards Your Professional Review With a Recognised Institution, Or Hold a Relevant Qualification (preferably Up To Degree Level) In Highways, Road/traffic Or Equivalent. We Are Also Looking For
- The expertise to provide quality traffic engineering input for major and minor highway schemes and developer-led schemes.
- Detailed knowledge of the design standards for traffic signs and road markings, and for junction improvements, and relevant guidance and legislation.
- Experience of assisting with various traffic audits.
- Experience of managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners.
- Good understanding of planning/resource management.
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of cost efficiencies and productivity improvements.
- Experience in producing cost estimates.
- The ability to supervise team members and deputise for, or represent, the Senior Traffic Engineer when required.
- Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience in site supervision.
- Driving licence.
- Experience in project management and delivery of schemes within budget and timeframe.
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Exciting new opportunities in Salford!
From new high-rises to highway improvements, revitalised waterways to greener spaces, Salford is being rebuilt. More people than ever before are choosing it as a place to live, work, invest and visit.
For you, this presents a major career opportunity. Joining Salford City Council’s Place Directorate is your chance to work at the heart of a transformational regeneration programme.
The size of our pipeline, and breadth of projects, means more potential to gain new experience and skills – and more opportunity to make an impact and add to your track record.
Help maximise the value of transport infrastructure
Salford has experienced rapid development and economic growth in recent years; it is home to a vibrant economy that is leading growth in Greater Manchester. Its population has grown at a rate unmatched elsewhere in the north of England.
Strong leadership and successful partnerships have helped to create an exciting future as a thriving cultural, economic, and residential location.
Our Place Directorate helps to shape a built environment that will underpin a brighter tomorrow. Transport infrastructure is central to our vision and strategies to improve connectivity, and support the sustainable growth of the city.
Career development
We have a longstanding record of advancing the careers of our engineers, technical professionals and leaders. From formal training to e-learning to on-the-job mentoring, we ensure you have access to regular development opportunities.
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Externally, our strong links to the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation help provide more well-rounded career development.
Rewards And Benefits
- GM Good Employment Charter: commitment to good employment principles, including secure work, fair pay, health, diversity, and inclusion.
- Pension: competitive Local Government Pension Scheme with tax savings. Additional savings are available through the Shared Cost AVC scheme.
- MyRewards: wide range of benefits, including lifestyle and wellbeing discounts.
- Leave & Leave Plus: 27 to 34 days’ leave (entitlement based on continuous service), plus bank holidays, with options to carry forward, bank, or purchase leave.
- Flexible/Hybrid working: different options can be discussed depending on the role and responsibilities.
- Cycle to Work: salary sacrifice bike scheme, plus on-site showers, lockers and racks.
- Car Club: access to low-emission fleet cars for council and personal use, with 62p per mile reimbursement for personal vehicle use.
- New Wheels: environmentally friendly car ownership via salary sacrifice, inclusive of maintenance, insurance, and tax.
- Family-related leave: parental, maternity, paternity, adoption, carers’ and compassionate leave.
Culture and inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture where everyone feels they can bring their whole self to work and is supported to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their background. There is a wide choice of Employee Network Groups and Peer Support Groups to join.
The Salford City Mayor’s Charter sets out a city-wide commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. We:
- actively promote workforce equality and address discrimination, ensuring that sound policies and practices are in place
- provide opportunities for Salford’s diverse communities, ensuring recruitment and HR arrangements connect local residents to opportunities
- reinforce good practice around equality and diversity in our supply chain, and respect the diversity of Salford communities through responsible activity
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