Road Safety Engineer

Road Safety Engineer

Contract: Essex Highways

Location: Flexible / Hybrid working

Contract Type: Permanent

As a key member of the Road Safety Engineering team within Essex Highways, the role involves contributing to the successful delivery of essential services, including Road Safety Audits, the Annual Collision Investigation Program, and Fatal Road Death investigations. This dynamic, fast-paced position requires an individual who thrives in a high-pressure environment, is highly motivated, and is capable of managing a diverse range of tasks simultaneously. The work carried out will directly support our commitment to achieving the Vision Zero target – eliminating all deaths and serious injuries on roads in Essex by 2040

The Role

•To undertake Road Safety Audits and assessments on behalf of the Highway Authority
• Identify collision trends at locations and put forward Safety Engineering solutions
• Undertake Fatal Road Collision Investigations on behalf of the Highway Authority
• Carry out ad-hoc collision investigations
• When required attend meetings to provide Road Safety support and technical input as appropriate.
• Provide timely and accurate advice to colleagues, Councillors, and the general public on all highway-related safety matters as required
• To assist in developing new team policies and procedural documents
• Assist the Team Leader and Senior Engineer with the presentation of reports, to Highways Panels, County and District Council committees, and
• To be the technical expert in collision analysis and a safety audit team leader, promoting good practise throughout the organisation
• Other Ad Hoc duties to fulfil the requirement of the role

About You

• Degree, or equivalent high level qualification, or significant experience in highways (Essential)
• Knowledge of relevant Highway Design procedures and standards (Essential)
• Road Safety Engineering / Collision Investigation experience (Essential)
• Conversant with Microsoft applications (Essential)
• Experience of undertaking Road Safety Audits (Desirable).
• Evidence of at least 2 days of relevant continuous professional development in Road Safety Audit, Road Safety Engineering or Collision Investigation in the last 12 months. (Desirable)
• Have attended a UK accredited 10 day Collision Investigation / Road Safety Engineering training course or be a qualified safety audit team leader to GG119 (Desirable)

Benefits

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.