Principal Road Safety Advisor
1 month ago
Your new role
National Highways currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader in road safety to join the Road Safety Division in Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES).
In this role you will be responsible for leading the engagement between national policy and regional delivery teams within the company’s implementation of a Safe System approach. As part of this you will help ensure that strategies, policies, programmes and projects are operationalised in a consistent manner with due regard to both Safe System and best practice approaches.
You will also drive innovation and development of additional measures to meet or exceed National Highways ambitious casualty reduction targets, and how these and existing measures can be scaled to ensure maximum benefit nationally. Within a Safe System context you can expect to work collaboratively across the Road Safety Division, wider organisation and with our extensive network of stakeholders and delivery partners.
What you’ll be leading on- Building and maintaining excellent working relationships between central policy teams in the Road Safety Division and the regionally based teams in Operations.
- Ensuring regional and national priorities are combined in the most effective way to maximise casualty reduction efforts and make best use of the available resources.
- Providing road safety specialist technical support to ensure projects utilise current best-practice approaches and are focused in the right areas to deliver business priorities.
- Identifying and developing the skills, knowledge, insights and business processes required to address regional road safety challenges.
- Working with regional road safety leads on reporting, evidence and assurance regarding road safety activities and related outcomes.
To be successful
- High-level relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced influencing and communication skills including the ability to negotiate and collaborate with senior leaders, partners and stakeholders
- An in-depth knowledge of the road safety industry and related best practice
- Proven experience of developing solutions and providing specialist advice in relation to road safety
- High-level organisational skills including the ability to establish and manage task and finish groups across multiple teams
- Experience of the successful delivery of complex projects or change programmes
A bit about us
Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) is an exciting place to work. SES key priorities are to support world class operational delivery and technical advice for our road network, provide support services to lead, enable and innovate in the development of the Strategic Road Network and provide expert advice on matters relating to health and safety. If you are looking for a challenging, exhilarating and world class organisation then join one of our dedicated, professional teams leading on technical services, health and safety, sustainability and diversity agendas for National Highways.
Want to know more?
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ABOUT US
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.
We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
- Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
And finally
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