Senior Road Safety Engineer

Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Service Area: Place Management

Department: Traffic Management and Networks

We are currently seeking a Senior Road Safety Engineer to lead our Road Safety Team. The role oversees collision investigation and prevention work and supervises other team members who deal with collision data analysis, scheme design, road safety education, training and publicity and our school crossing patrols.

Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Highways and Traffic Service is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people across our highway network. The district includes the thriving World Heritage City of Bath, beautiful countryside and villages, together with market towns of Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Radstock.

About the role

As a Senior Road Safety Engineer you’ll be joining the council at an exciting time, helping to develop a new road safety strategy incorporating safe systems principles and building upon our excellent track record of casualty reduction.

With significant experience in collision analysis and road safety engineering, the person we’re looking for will be driven and committed to making our roads and footways even safer for everyone and have the ability to inspire others to follow their vision.

About you

You will be well organised, approachable and affable, able to develop and maintain relationships with partners, have the ability to engage, mentor and inspire other members of the team and will be driven to succeed.

You’ll thrive on finding ways to solve problems and sharing your road safety knowledge and experience with other teams to help them develop safe highway and transport schemes.

There is no requirement to be a qualified road safety auditor as part of this role, although this would be a benefit. We are supportive of and encourage our staff to continue learning and developing.

This is a great opportunity to influence how the safety of our highways in Bath & North East Somerset continues to improve in the coming years.

Your main place of work will be the award-winning, modern Civic Centre in Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, easily accessible via car or public transport, with a train station 5 minutes’ walk away.

Why B&NES Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

• A competitive salary package
• A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
• A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
• Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
• Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Paul Garrod, Traffic Management & Network Manager on 01225 394336.

To apply

Please use the online application facility.

For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.

Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.

As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.