Traffic Engineers & Civil Engineers (Traffic)

About Jacobs

Jacobs is dedicated to redefining the future by tackling the planet's most critical challenges through innovative solutions in urban development, environmental resilience, mission-critical operations, scientific advancement, and advanced manufacturing, transforming visionary concepts into impactful realities globally.

Your Impact

If you seek to participate in a continuous stream of transport enhancement projects within Auckland and advance your professional journey at a global consultancy, this opportunity with Jacobs' expanding Traffic Engineering team suits you. We require experienced Traffic Engineers and Civil Engineers with traffic specialization to contribute to Auckland Transport's TEPS Panel initiatives.

This role offers hands-on involvement in project design, problem-solving, and seeing projects through to completion. Our team manages numerous small to medium traffic engineering and transport improvement projects across Auckland. You will engage in a variety of projects to diversify your technical acumen and project delivery capabilities.

Key Project Involvements

• Design of traffic engineering schemes
• Enhancement of road corridors
• Upgrading intersections and networks
• Implementation of road safety improvements
• Footpath improvement projects
• Conducting Safe System assessments and audits
• Execution of Auckland Transport infrastructure developments

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Experience in traffic or transport engineering
• Civil engineering background related to roads, highways, or transport infrastructure
• Proven track record in delivering traffic engineering design projects
• Familiarity with Auckland Transport standards, guidelines, and procedures
• Proficiency in Civil 3D and/or AutoCAD software
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior involvement with Auckland Transport’s TEPS Panel
• Experience with Auckland Transport projects
• Knowledge of Safe System Audits and Road Corridor Assessments
• Consulting background handling multidisciplinary transport infrastructure projects involving geotechnical, structural, stormwater, and lighting aspects

Why Work at Jacobs?

You will benefit from a steady flow of TEPS projects, as well as chances to contribute to complex infrastructure initiatives nationally and internationally. Access to Jacobs’ worldwide expert network, diverse transport-related career paths, and flexible work options encouraging work-life balance are key advantages. Collaboration, technical expertise, practical problem-solving, and mutual support underpin our team culture.

Jacobs emphasizes safety and flexibility, providing resources and an environment that allow you to excel. You can take advantage of comprehensive wellbeing provisions, a global giving and volunteering program, and innovative client service methods, all within one global firm. We promote inclusion and diversity, valuing different perspectives and backgrounds as sources of innovation and learning through employee networks and community initiatives.

Employee benefits are thoughtfully designed to support individuals through all life stages, including paid parental leave and lifelong financial allowances for family-forming services such as Fertility & IVF treatments, adoption, and surrogacy assistance, alongside menopause and Low T care.

We take cultural support seriously, strongly encouraging Māori and Pasifika applicants. We provide cultural safety in our recruitment process, welcoming the nomination of a family or cultural representative on interview panels upon request.

Our hybrid working policy endorses a flexible workweek split between Jacobs’ offices/projects and remote locations, fostering both collaborative culture and client delivery excellence.

If any accommodations are needed during the recruitment process, candidates are encouraged to reach out for support.