Senior Traffic and Detour Engineer (PMC) – Full Time

About the role

ARX is seeking a Senior Traffic and Detour Engineer to lead the technical review of traffic engineering designs, temporary traffic management plans, and road diversion proposals for projects in Riyadh. The role ensures compliance with project requirements, standards, and road authority regulations while maintaining safe access and minimizing construction disruption.

Key responsibilities

• Review and provide technical recommendations on traffic studies, impact assessments, temporary traffic management plans, and detour designs submitted by consultants and contractors.
• Assess diversion alignments, junction layouts, lane configurations, traffic capacity, construction staging, signage, road markings, barriers, lighting, and provisions for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Verify that proposed arrangements maintain safe access for residents, businesses, public transport, emergency services, and construction activities.
• Review traffic surveys, capacity analyses, modelling assumptions, and operational assessments to evaluate diversion impacts.
• Coordinate reviews with highway, utilities, structural, construction, and health‑and‑safety teams to resolve design interfaces and constructability issues.
• Liaise with clients, road authorities, traffic police, consultants, and contractors to support permits, approvals, and implementation planning.
• Issue clear review comments, track responses, and verify closure before recommending acceptance.
• Participate in road safety audits and ensure findings are addressed in revised designs.
• Conduct site inspections before and after diversion implementation to verify compliance and identify corrective actions.
• Monitor traffic performance during construction and recommend improvements for congestion, access restrictions, or safety concerns.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in traffic engineering, road design, temporary traffic management, and diversion planning.
• Proven experience reviewing traffic and detour designs for major road or infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience in a PMC, supervision consultancy, or client representative role.
• Strong knowledge of traffic engineering standards, road safety principles, and local authority approval procedures.
• Professional engineering registration or chartered status preferred.

What we offer

• Opportunity to collaborate with a forward‑thinking, innovative team.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge projects driving development in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Personalized professional growth and development pathways.