Principal Traffic Engineer (Active Travel & Urban Transport)
You are an experienced traffic or transport engineer with a passion for creating safer, more sustainable and better-designed streets and places.
You bring strong technical expertise, sound professional judgement and a practical, solutions-focused mindset to complex urban transport challenges.
You enjoy working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams and engaging constructively with clients and stakeholders.
Whether developing active travel schemes, re-allocating road space, or shaping high-quality urban streets, you are motivated by delivering designs that respond to their context and make a tangible difference to communities.
You take pride in the quality of your work, are confident working across all project stages, and enjoy mentoring others while continuing to develop your own technical leadership.
About the Opportunity
The Jacobs Cities & Places team works across a wide range of scales, from regional and city planning to neighbourhoods, streets and individual buildings, using an integrated design approach.
Our aim is to bring planning, design and delivery together in a way that is practical, coordinated and responsive to the needs of clients and communities.
Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, surveyors, urban designers, project managers and transport planners.
By working collaboratively across disciplines, we deliver clear, considered and implementable design solutions for clients in Ireland, the UK and internationally.
We are seeking an experienced professional to join our Active Travel & Urban Transport team, working on a hybrid basis from our Dublin office and client locations.
The role will suit someone with experience in sustainable transport, placemaking or road space re-allocation projects, who is comfortable operating within multi-disciplinary teams across different geographies.
Your Role Will Include
Leading the technical development and delivery of traffic engineering and active travel projects
Producing and reviewing high-quality designs, drawings, reports and tender documentation
Applying Irish design standards and guidance to develop practical, context-led solutions
Supporting project and client management, including programme, resources, quality and commercial performance
Engaging effectively with clients, local authorities and stakeholders
Checking and reviewing deliverables, ensuring design consistency and technical assurance
Mentoring and supporting junior team members and contributing to a collaborative team culture
Supporting business development activities, bid preparation and client engagement
Here's what you'll need
Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or transport-related discipline
Chartered Engineer status or an equivalent professional qualification (e.g. Engineers Ireland, CIHT, CEng, TPP)
Strong technical background in traffic engineering, including
Junction and road link analysis and modelling
Traffic signals design
Road markings and traffic sign design
Pavement, drainage and utilities design
Preparation of tender documents and works specifications
Experience in urban streets, active travel, bus priority, public transport and/or public realm schemes
In-depth knowledge of key Irish standards and frameworks, including DMURS, Cycle Design Manual, Capital Works Management Framework, Transport Appraisal Framework and NTA Project Approval Guidelines, together with knowledge of relevant TII standards and sustainable transport policy
Proven experience delivering projects through all design stages, from concept to detailed design and delivery support, including site supervision
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex issues to a range of audiences
Experience in project and client management, including programme, resourcing, commercial performance and quality control
Ability to manage workload effectively while mentoring junior staff and contributing to team development
Experience contributing to bids, client engagement and awareness of emerging trends and best practice
A clear commitment to knowledge sharing, staff development and technical leadership
What's in It for You
Competitive salary and benefits package
Flexible and hybrid working options
Generous annual leave
Paid professional membership fees and CPD support
Opportunities to work on high-profile, city-shaping projects
A collaborative, inclusive culture with clear pathways for career development in Ireland and across Jacobs globally
As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria.
We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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