Traffic and Traffic Diversion Expert / Traffic and Detour SME📣 Job Ad

About the Role

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Traffic and Traffic Diversion Expert / Traffic and Detour SME to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and involves serving as a senior technical specialist. The primary responsibility is the planning, design, assessment, and implementation of traffic management and diversion strategies for major road and infrastructure projects. The expert will provide technical leadership to ensure the safe, efficient, and continuous movement of traffic during construction and operational phases, while minimizing disruption to road users and surrounding communities.

Traffic Management and Diversion Planning

• Lead the development and review of Traffic Management Plans (TMPs), Traffic Diversion Plans (TDPs), and Temporary Traffic Control Plans (TTCPs) for major infrastructure and road projects.
• Design safe and efficient traffic diversion schemes to accommodate construction activities while maintaining optimal traffic flow and minimizing disruption.
• Develop phasing strategies and staging plans to support construction sequencing and project delivery.
• Ensure traffic diversion plans consider safety, accessibility, emergency access, and operational continuity.

Technical Analysis and Traffic Engineering

• Conduct traffic impact assessments, capacity analysis, and traffic modeling to evaluate diversion effectiveness.
• Analyze traffic volumes, travel patterns, intersection performance, and road network capacity to support diversion planning.
• Review contractor proposals and provide technical recommendations for traffic management and diversion improvements.
• Ensure traffic control devices, signage, markings, and temporary infrastructure are properly designed and implemented.

Project Delivery and Implementation Oversight

• Provide technical oversight during the implementation of traffic diversions, ensuring compliance with approved plans and safety standards.
• Conduct site inspections and audits to verify the effectiveness and safety of traffic diversion measures.
• Identify risks, operational constraints, and potential conflicts, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support construction teams to ensure traffic diversions align with project schedules and phasing.

Stakeholder Coordination and Compliance

• Liaise with clients, local authorities, traffic police, contractors, and stakeholders to obtain approvals for traffic diversion schemes.
• Participate in coordination meetings to ensure alignment of traffic management strategies with project requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure traffic management and diversion plans comply with national regulations, international standards, and traffic safety requirements.
• Ensure proper implementation of safety measures for road users, pedestrians, and construction personnel.
• Conduct technical reviews and ensure quality assurance throughout project execution.

Documentation and Reporting

• Prepare and review traffic management reports, diversion drawings, technical specifications, and method statements.
• Maintain proper documentation of approved diversion plans, changes, and implementation records.
• Provide technical reports, progress updates, and recommendations to project leadership.