Job Details
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
Are you passionate about playing an integral role in saving lives? If so, you may be a perfect fit for the Road Safety team in Gloucestershire County Council. As a Senior Road Safety Engineer, you will have the opportunity to shape and implement road safety projects and policies that can prevent injuries and save lives.
About The Team & Role:
You will work in a team tasked with reducing road traffic casualties in the county of Gloucestershire, managing and providing traffic and collision data, speed management, providing safety reviews of highway design proposals and undertaking Road Safety Audits.
You will work with us to implement road safety strategies and meet casualty reduction targets by managing road safety schemes, providing advice to colleagues and external partner organisations and reviewing applications to changes in the operation of the highway in terms of speed limits etc.
You will support the Principal Road Safety Engineer by supervising members of the team to deliver work and policy objectives. You will develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with other GCC teams and external partner organisations to deliver road safety solutions.
You will work with local, regional, and national interest groups in liaison with internal GCC teams to help in the evolution, innovation and promotion of safe, healthy and sustainable travel for all road users.
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About You:
You will have knowledge and appreciation of the Safe Systems approach to road safety. You will have strong knowledge and experience in improving road safety including requirements for ensuring highway design meets standards and guidance and provides safe solutions for all road users.
You will have experience in collision data analysis and deriving solutions to road safety issues. You will be able to undertake Road Safety Audits including being qualified in accordance with GG119.
You will have experience of managing projects and have excellent organisational skills to allow you to prioritise workloads and ensure our service levels are maintained. You will need to have a customer-focused nature to help build working relationships with your stakeholders.
About Us:
Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How to apply:
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed during the advertisement period. As such the closing date may be altered subject to candidates being successful.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail.
Additional Information
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Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.