Permanent Jobs in Bedford, bedfordshire, gb

Job summary

Our client is looking for Senior Traffic Engineer to join a busy team who strive to push each other every day.

Key skills required for this role

Transport, Traffic Management, Road Safety

Important

Highway engineering qualification, such as degree / HNC in civil engineering, or equivalent.

Job description

To support the Engineering Delivery Team Leader by being the Council's specialist

leading on traffic management and safety engineering within the Borough. To lead

on the development of the Council's Integrated Transport capital programme, carry

out investigation of road accidents to identify target areas for action throughout the Borough

and to oversee the design, safety audit and implementation of local safety and traffic

management schemes across the Borough.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

Develop a programme for the Integrated Transport programme by carrying out assessments and preliminary investigations, feasibility studies into schemes / projects, carry out consultations and formulate briefs for implementation by in-house or external groups / consultants / contractors. Monitor progress through to delivery and liaise with other officers of the Council to ensure high quality schemes are delivered on time, within budget and in compliance with legislative requirements.

2.) Respond to correspondence / enquires, attend site visits and meetings with Members of Parliament, Councillors, consultants, partnership organisations, the public and interest groups. Preparation of documents / plans and provision of data as necessary.

3.) Analyse and evaluate data, producing complex information and detailed reports on crash and casualty levels. Produce drawings and schedules for Local Safety Schemes.

4.) Assess and prioritise schemes for the Councils programme for engineering work in accordance with funding available from the Local Transport Plan, Integrated Transport Settlement and the Councils Capital and Revenue allocations.

5.) Responsible for the management, development, performance and resources of Engineers, Technicians and Trainees.

6.) Manage, develop and provide a safety audit programme to include conducting individual safety audits of highway improvement and traffic management schemes, write reports recommending improvements / actions where appropriate and developing policies.

7.) Prepare and write committee reports, briefing notes and technical drawings in connection with traffic and highway issues.

8.) Represent the Department and Council at local, regional and national level, as required

If you have the correct experience for this type of position but this specific role is not quite right for you, as the level, location or rates etc. is it not quite what you are looking for a present, please still feel free to get in touch with me as I continually recruit similar roles to the one above at all levels across the UK.

Alternatively if are not suitable for this role but still work within the Highways and Transportation industry and believe you will be looking for a new role in the future please give me a call for a confidential chat regarding your employment status.

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