Highways & Traffic Graduate
"The biggest satisfaction from this job is being able to walk around London and see the positive changes you are making to this great city every single day. The ability to point at a road or junction and say 'I built that' is a bragging right like no other!"
Lixi Pan, Senior Engineer (Highways), former TfL Graduate
How long: Two years
Where: The role will be based in London/Hybrid.
Up to 50% of time may be spent working from home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements may alter subject to business requirements.
Salary: £31,000 rising to £32,250 in year 2
What you'll need
You must already hold or be on track to achieve a minimum 2:2 degree in any STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subject.
What you'll be doing
As a graduate engineer within Highways & Traffic you will gain vast knowledge in a range of engineering areas associated to the highway and contribute actively into the delivery of improvements that make a real difference to London.
Your two-year development programme will be made up of up to four placements, which can be tailored to your individual career aspirations. Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and experience you need for your successful career. We understand that everyone's career is different, so every graduate's journey is unique. Here's an idea of what yours could look like:
Placement 1 - Traffic Engineering - 6 to 9 months
- Developing new junction layouts to improve road safety
- Designing a new cycle route to increase attractiveness for cyclists of all ages and abilities
- Reviewing traffic survey data to understand how new layouts might affect traffic flow
Placement 2 - Highway Engineering - circa 6 months
- Developing intrusive investigation strategies to inform project designs
- Pavement design of asphalt carriageway renewals on London's busiest roads
- Technical assessment of 3rd party proposals to assess suitability for TfL's highway
Placement 3 - Traffic Control Engineering - 6 to 9 months
- Designing and upgrading traffic signals to improve connectivity and safety
- Commissioning traffic signals and making sure they are safe and work on street
- Writing traffic signal specifications and testing to ensure they are fit for purpose
Placement 4 - Road Safety - circa 1 month
- Undertaking collision analysis studies and making recommendations to improve road safety
- Undertaking Road Safety engineering to design road safety improvements
- Supporting Road Safety Auditing of scheme's ensuring proposals are as safe as practical
Placement 5 - Arboriculture & Landscape - circa 1 month
- Learn about the benefits of green infrastructure and the importance of a flexible approach when working with or near urban trees
- Support auditing the annual tree survey recommendations and the management of the tree planting programme
- Assist operational and other technical colleagues by providing guidance and information to keep our green infrastructure safe and healthy
Where this career can take you
A career with us can be varied and will depend on your own individual aspirations and whether a leadership type role and/or technical specialism interests you. Typically, within five to eight years you will have obtained Membership of a Professional Institution and will be working towards Incorporated Engineer / Chartered Engineer status.
This could open up opportunities to be a Senior Engineer overseeing projects and programmes and responsible for making key technical decisions. This could then lead on to a range of leadership positions, managing your own team and making strategic decisions on design, strategy, and processes.