Road Safety Engineer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
Job Title: Road Safety Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent
If so, you may be a perfect fit for the Road Safety team in Gloucestershire County Council. As a Road Safety Engineer, you will have the opportunity to help make Gloucestershire’s roads safer by preventing the risk of injuries and saving lives.
You will work in a team tasked with doing work that will reduce the risk of road traffic casualties in the county of Gloucestershire, by analysing collision data, implementing speed management initiatives, providing safety reviews of highway design proposals and undertaking Road Safety Audits.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience by assisting in the management of road safety schemes, providing advice to colleagues and external partner organisations, reviewing applications to changes in the operation of the highway in terms of speed limits etc.
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.
You will have knowledge and appreciation of the Safe Systems approach to road safety. You will have 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 need to have a customer-focused nature to help build working relationships with your stakeholders.
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.
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
Road Safety Engineer - Job Profile
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. 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.