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Rama H. S. Rao, BEng (PhD)

Senior Project & Highway Engineer with 25+ years of infrastructure development experience - extensive traffic and transportation schemes across London and the surrounding home counties.

  • BEng (Civil)
  • FCIHT
  • FIHE
  • CDMC
  • CDM 2015 Principal Designer
  • Road Safety Audit (RSA 1–2)
Years
25+
London boroughs
9
Fellow memberships
2 FCIHT · FIHE

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  • Immediate start
  • 5 days a week in office
  • Happy to relocate within the UK
  • UK right to work
  • Permanent, contract, interim or consultancy

01About

BEng (Civil), Trained Landscape Designer, CDMC certified. 25+ years of infrastructure development experience - extensive traffic and transportation development schemes on the Highway sector across London and the surrounding home counties.

Proven experience in feasibility, design and implementation of major schemes and local safety schemes. Managing consultants and contractors under TfL and local authority governance - CDM 2015, CDMC and NEC 3 frameworks.

Scheme types delivered

  • LCN
  • LCN+
  • Cycle routes
  • School Streets
  • Bus priority projects
  • Development projects
  • Active travel
  • Lighting improvement
  • Part-Night Lighting
  • Junction improvement
  • Town centre regeneration
  • Local safety schemes

Direct delivery on

  • TfL Road Network (TLRN)
  • 9 London Borough Councils
  • St Albans District Council
  • Oxfordshire County Council
  • Berkshire City Council
  • Surrey County Council
  • Slough Borough Council

Core engineering & technical competencies

  • Highway & TLRN engineering
  • Junction, corridor & route improvement
  • Road safety engineering & accident reduction
  • Street lighting & Part-Night Lighting
  • Active Travel & Healthy Streets
  • Carriageway, footway & structures maintenance
  • CDM 2015 Principal Designer / Coordinator
  • S278 / S106 / S38 / S104 & TROs
  • Contractor & consultant management (NEC)
  • Public & stakeholder consultation
  • Cost, programme & risk management
  • PMO, PM Foundations, Prince2-based Spearmint

Technical tools & systems

  • AutoCAD
  • Civil 3D+
  • AutoTrack
  • AutoSign
  • KeySigns
  • KeyLines+
  • ARCADY
  • PICADY
  • TRANSYT
  • VISSIM (introductory)
  • TfL Spearmint
  • Junction Modelling
  • Road Safety Audit
  • NEC 3 Contract
  • PMO
  • Prince2-based PM

02Experience

  1. Nov 2025 - Present

    Senior Project Engineer

    London Borough of Hillingdon · Hillingdon, London

    • Lead engineer for footway reconstruction, carriageway maintenance and local traffic schemes; ensuring compliance with TfL standards and highway regulations.
    • Delivering accessibility schemes, public car parks, traffic calming, footway improvements and VXOs.
    • Managing contractors and designers on live, safety-critical highway works.
  2. Jul 2025 - Dec 2025

    Senior Parking Engineer

    Slough Borough Council · Slough

    • Technical lead for Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) and permit schemes.
    • Detailed engineering design, TRO compliance, consultation and implementation.
  3. Nov 2024 - Apr 2025

    Project Manager - Street Lighting

    Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford

    • Managed countywide Part-Night Lighting Programme from consultation to implementation.
    • Delivered lighting designs supporting decarbonisation and energy efficiency.
    • Led engagement for DfT Live Labs 2 - Decarbonising Local Roads initiative.
  4. Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

    Senior Engineer / Project Manager

    London Borough of Newham · Newham, London

    • Delivered TfL-funded School Streets, traffic improvement and public realm schemes.
    • Key project: Stratford Station SW Entrance (TfL / LBN interface).
    • Managed design, consultation, delivery and post-implementation monitoring.
  5. Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

    Senior Engineer - Climate Change & Transport

    London Borough of Islington · Islington, London

    • Technical delivery of multiple School Street schemes under TfL Healthy Streets.
    • Ensured schemes met safety, accessibility and network efficiency requirements.
  6. Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

    Senior Highway Engineer

    Surrey County Council · Guildford

    • Footway and carriageway maintenance and improvement works.
    • Technical assurance and construction support.
  7. Jul 2017 - Jan 2023

    Project Design Engineer

    London Borough of Hillingdon · Hillingdon, London

    • Led engineering delivery of town centre regeneration, cycle routes, junction upgrades, safety schemes and TfL LIP projects.
    • Delivered emergency Active Travel and COVID-19 response schemes.
    • Managed S278 agreements, contractor delivery and multidisciplinary coordination.
  8. Nov 2015 - Jun 2017

    Senior Traffic / Design Engineer

    WSP - PB Office (Westminster Term Contractor)

    • Highway and traffic engineering schemes for LB Westminster: bus priority, crossings, footway and parking improvements.
    • Local safety schemes, CPZ schemes, Play Streets and traffic assessment reports.
    • Design, modelling support and construction-stage engineering.
  9. Nov 2013 - Aug 2015

    Compliance Engineer

    Hounslow Highways · Hounslow

    • Surveyed 12 of 20 wards for TMO and TSRGD compliance for road marking.
    • Developed CAD layout drawings; liaised with contractors to correct discrepancies.
    • Provided technical support to maintenance teams.
  10. Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

    Senior Transport Planner - Strategy & Planning

    Transport for London · LB Camden

    • S106/S278 updates with data migration.
    • Legible London signs design and implementation management.
    • Statutory planning application reviews.
  11. Jun 2010 - Jul 2012

    Project Manager - TLRN

    Transport for London · Palestra, London

    • Improvement and management of A312 and A4/M4 strategic routes.
    • TLRN route improvement schemes - Cycle Network, accident analysis, pedestrian improvements, bus routes, bridge improvements.
  12. Jul 2007 - Mar 2009

    Project Engineer - TLRN

    Transport for London

    • Project Engineer on the TfL Road Network - major corridor and junction improvements on A4, A312, A406 and A40.
    • Cycle, bus priority, pedestrian, bridge and subway improvement schemes.
    • Accident analysis, design management, CDM, cost control and Spearmint PM processes.
    • Key projects: Hanger Lane Subway & Bridge, Greenford Flyover, Gillette Corner, A312 LCN+.
  13. 1996 - 2007

    Earlier career

    LB Camden, Brent, Ealing, Haringey · St Albans DC · WSP Civil · Aspen Lewis · TfL Surface Transport (Mitigation) · Vishal Infrastructure (India) · Pacific Coast Designs (India)

    • Major and minor highway schemes - Wembley regeneration, town centre projects, cycle networks, safety schemes, bus routes, CPZs.
    • Early career in India: airport, port and resort infrastructure (Cochin Airport, Madras International Airport, Hyderabad Terminal, Cochin Port; Eagleton, Karma Lake Land, Karnataka and Bangalore golf resort masterplans).

03Selected projects

A visual sample of design work, scheme drawings and delivered infrastructure across the UK and earlier projects in India. Click any image to enlarge.

04Applied research

Active research at University College London (UCL), conducted alongside professional delivery work - sharpening the evidence base behind safer, inclusive street design.

Pedestrian & cyclist conflict in shared, non-motorised environments

Combining qualitative and quantitative observation methods to characterise conflict points in shared and non-motorised spaces - with practical implications for junction design, crossing geometry, signage, and active-travel infrastructure.

  • Active Travel
  • Healthy Streets
  • Inclusive design
  • Behavioural observation
  • Safer urban realm

Why it matters for the work I deliver

Findings feed directly into day-to-day scheme design - helping me question assumptions in junction layouts, school streets, cycle routes, and shared-surface treatments, and back up design decisions with documented evidence during stakeholder consultation and road safety audit.

  • RSA-informed design
  • Stakeholder evidence
  • TfL Healthy Streets alignment
  • Decarbonisation & Live Labs 2

06Credentials & certifications

All certificates are available to view as PDFs. References available on request.

Professional memberships

Fellow - CIHT

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

Fellow - IHE

Institution of Highway Engineers

CDMC (CDM Coordinator)

Construction Design & Management certified

Certifications

Education

BEng (Civil), PhD

Graduate Civil Engineer - foundational training in highway design, structures and infrastructure delivery.

Trained Landscape Designer

Formal training in landscape design - informs public realm, town centre regeneration and active travel scheme work.

Postgraduate Research

University College London (UCL) - pedestrian/cyclist conflict in shared environments. See Applied research.

07Roles I'm a strong fit for

A quick reference for recruiters and hiring managers. If your role is in this list, please get in touch - I can interview this week and start immediately.

Role titles

  • Senior / Principal Highway Engineer
  • Senior Project / Project Manager (Highways & Transport)
  • Senior Design Engineer (Highways)
  • CDM 2015 Principal Designer
  • Road Safety Engineer / RSA Team Lead
  • Senior Traffic / Transport Engineer
  • Active Travel / Healthy Streets Lead
  • Street Lighting Engineer / Project Manager
  • Parking / CPZ Engineer
  • Section 278 / S106 Engineer

Sectors & clients

  • 9 London Borough Councils
  • Surrounding county councils: St Albans District Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Berkshire City Council, Surrey County Council, Slough Borough Council
  • Transport for London (TfL) and TLRN delivery partners
  • Highways consultancies (WSP, Atkins, AECOM, Arcadis, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Stantec etc.)
  • Term maintenance contractors (Hounslow Highways type)
  • National Highways supply chain
  • Developer-led S278/S106 design teams

Contract types

  • Permanent - preferred
  • Fixed-term contract
  • Day-rate contract / interim
  • Consultancy assignment

Location

  • Greater London - all boroughs
  • Home Counties & South East
  • Anywhere in the UK - happy to relocate
  • 5 days per week in office

08Send Rama a role

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09Get in touch

Recruiters, hiring managers, consultancies - please do reach out. I'm available now and happy to discuss any of the role types above across London, the South East, or anywhere in the UK.

Based in Uxbridge, London · United Kingdom

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