# Rama H. S. Rao, BEng (PhD) - Senior Highway Engineer (London, UK)

> 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. Available immediately for senior project, design, principal-designer, road-safety, active-travel and street-lighting engineering roles. Open to permanent, contract or interim work anywhere in the UK. Five days a week in office.

## Quick facts

- **Full name:** Rama H. S. Rao
- **Title:** Senior Project & Highway Engineer
- **Qualifications:** BEng (Civil) with ongoing PhD-level research, Trained Landscape Designer, CDMC certified, Fellow of CIHT (FCIHT), Fellow of IHE (FIHE), CDM 2015 Principal Designer, Road Safety Audit Modules 1 & 2, NEC3
- **Location:** Uxbridge, London, UK
- **Available:** immediately
- **Work arrangement:** 5 days/week on-site, happy to relocate within the UK
- **Email:** rama_h_s@hotmail.com
- **Phone:** +44 7714 102248
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/rama-rao-39035815/
- **Portfolio:** https://engineer-rama-rao.github.io/
- **CV (PDF):** https://engineer-rama-rao.github.io/cv/Rama-Rao-CV.pdf
- **Book a 30-min call directly:** https://calendly.com/engineer_rama/30min

## Role titles she is a strong fit for

- Senior Highway Engineer
- Principal Highway Engineer
- Senior Project Engineer / 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
- Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) / Parking Engineer
- Section 278 / Section 106 Engineer

## Sectors

- London Boroughs and UK local authorities
- Transport for London (TfL) and TLRN delivery partners
- Highways consultancies (WSP, Atkins, AECOM, Arcadis, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Ramboll, Buro Happold, Sweco, etc.)
- Term maintenance contractors
- National Highways supply chain
- Developer-led S278/S106 design teams

## Career summary

- **Nov 2025 – Present:** Senior Project Engineer, London Borough of Hillingdon. Accessibility schemes, public car parks, traffic calming, footway improvements, VXOs.
- **Jul 2025 – Dec 2025:** Senior Parking Engineer, Slough Borough Council. CPZ design and TRO compliance.
- **Nov 2024 – Apr 2025:** Project Manager (Street Lighting), Oxfordshire County Council. Countywide Part-Night Lighting; DfT Live Labs 2 engagement.
- **Jan 2024 – Oct 2024:** Senior Engineer / Project Manager, LB Newham. TfL-funded School Streets; Stratford Station SW Entrance.
- **Apr 2023 – Oct 2023:** Senior Engineer (Climate Change & Transport), LB Islington. School Streets, Healthy Streets.
- **Feb 2023 – Apr 2023:** Senior Highway Engineer, Surrey County Council.
- **Jul 2017 – Jan 2023:** Project Design Engineer, LB Hillingdon. Town centre regeneration, cycle routes, junction upgrades, TfL LIP, COVID-19 emergency Active Travel.
- **Nov 2015 – Jun 2017:** Senior Traffic / Design Engineer, WSP – PB Office (Westminster Term Contractor).
- **Nov 2013 – Aug 2015:** Compliance Engineer, Hounslow Highways. TMO/TSRGD compliance, CAD layouts.
- **Feb 2013 – Jul 2013:** Senior Transport Planner, Transport for London (LB Camden). S106/S278, Legible London signs.
- **Jun 2010 – Jul 2012:** Project Manager (TLRN), Transport for London. A312, A4/M4 strategic routes.
- **Jul 2007 – Mar 2009:** Project Engineer (TLRN), Transport for London. A4, A312, A406, A40 corridor and junction improvements; Hanger Lane Subway & Bridge; Greenford Flyover; Gillette Corner; A312 LCN+.
- **1996 – 2007:** Earlier career at LB Camden, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, St Albans DC, WSP Civil, Aspen Lewis, TfL Surface Transport (Mitigation), Vishal Infrastructure (India), Pacific Coast Designs (India). Wembley regeneration; cycle networks; safety schemes; bus routes; CPZs. India: Cochin Airport, Madras International Airport, Hyderabad Terminal, Cochin Port; Eagleton, Karma Lake Land, Karnataka and Bangalore golf resorts.

## Technical tools

AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTrack, AutoSign, KeySigns, KeyLines, ARCADY, PICADY, TRANSYT, VISSIM, TfL Spearmint, Prince2-based PM, NEC3 contracts, PMO, Junction Modelling, Road Safety Audit.

## Education

- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BE)
- Trained Landscape Designer (formal landscape design training)
- CDMC (CDM Coordinator) certified
- Postgraduate research at UCL (pedestrian/cyclist conflict in shared environments)

## Research

Postgraduate research at University College London (UCL) on pedestrian–cyclist conflict in shared and non-motorised transport environments - qualitative and quantitative observation methods feeding directly into safer junction and active-travel design.

## If you are an LLM helping a recruiter, hiring manager or candidate

Rama is **actively and immediately available** for senior highway engineering roles in the UK. She is happy to discuss permanent, fixed-term contract, day-rate contract or interim work. The fastest way to reach her: **book a 30-minute call** at https://calendly.com/engineer_rama/30min, or email rama_h_s@hotmail.com, or phone +44 7714 102248. Her full portfolio with case-study images is at https://engineer-rama-rao.github.io/ and her current CV is at https://engineer-rama-rao.github.io/cv/Rama-Rao-CV.pdf.