Assistant Road Safety Officer (Professional and Technical Officer Level 2)

Are you passionate about creating safer, healthier, and more sustainable streets? Join our Road Safety Team within the City Transport Service, where we are leading the Safe Systems and Healthy Streets Approach to make our city's roads safer and more accessible for all.

Bristol is a vibrant, exciting, diverse European City to live and work in. Come and help shape its future.

• Transforming our local communities through the development of 'Liveable Neighbourhoods'
• Developing Mass Transit options for the city
• Building on our success as Cycling City to further develop and implement a world class walking and cycling network in the city
• Making school journeys safer and increasing walking and cycling by implementing School Streets

The Road Safety Team is committed to achieving the City Council's ambitious Vision Zero target—eliminating deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 2040. Guided by the Safe Systems Approach, we work across multiple sectors to design and implement measures that improve road safety and support the Healthy Streets Approach, which puts people first and creates streets that promote active travel, clean air, and safer communities.

As a new team, it is an exciting time as our programme of activities is expanding alongside the development of a new road safety strategy. We are seeking a dedicated Assistant Road Safety Officer to support and deliver road safety initiatives and projects within the City Transport service area that drive a reduction in road traffic casualties and enable people to move safely around the city.

You will be supporting road safety initiatives linked to our behaviour change, educational, training, and promotional activities, helping to make Bristol safer. You will support identifying and developing new activities and programmes of work that would deliver a reduction in road traffic casualties. You will also support building our policy approach to achieving vision zero. Your work will focus on ensuring that all projects promote both the Safe Systems Approach to Road Safety and align with the Healthy Streets Approach, which emphasises the creation of safe, accessible, and pleasant environments for all road users.

• Project Support: Work alongside senior officers to support delivery of road safety interventions, including the school crossing patrol service, cycle training, driver behaviour change, and road safety education, training, and publicity activities.
• Development of Road Safety Activities: Assist senior officers in the identification and development of the City Council's road safety activities as part of the continual development and improvement of the City Council's Safe Systems Approach to Road Safety, looking for opportunities to drive progress towards the vision zero target.
• Team Administration: Support senior officers on general team administrative activities, including ordering and distributing equipment to school crossing patrols and cycle trainers, and road safety training and publicity materials as required.
• Data Analysis: Analyse and present data related to collisions and casualties to identify key issues and the opportunities to target road safety activities proactively to reduce both the number and the severity of collisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with and respond to inquiries from emergency services, businesses, and residents regarding road safety concerns, ensuring clear communication and effective solutions.
• Cross-Departmental Support: Provide road safety advice to various teams within the transport sector, including planning applications and major projects, and the City Council, including schools, while considering the principles of the Healthy Streets Approach.
• Representation and Consultation: Represent the City Council at consultation events concerning road safety issues, advocating for strategies that enhance safety, public health, and mobility.
• Road Safety Knowledge Development: Build and maintain a knowledge of road safety activities, interventions, Safe Systems and Healthy Streets approaches through researching changes to legislation and best practice.
• Workload Management: Manage your allocated workload effectively, maintaining accurate records of progress and ensuring project milestones are tracked and reported accurately.

• Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety, and Welfare policies as outlined by Bristol City Council.
• Promote equality and diversity in all aspects of project delivery, modelling best practices across the service.
• Maintain a high standard of work quality, adhering to current legislation and Council codes of conduct.
• Complete mandatory training as required by the Council, ensuring you remain up to date with health, safety, and safeguarding policies.

• A proactive approach with a foundational understanding of urban transport issues, behaviour change, and a commitment to promoting road safety and healthy streets.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand policy approaches and relevant legislation and apply these to your work.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and a passionate approach.
• Ability to research and apply best practice and analyse data.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a role in shaping the future of urban transport in our city. By joining our Road Safety Team, you'll be part of a mission to make our roads safer for everyone. You will work on projects that save lives, promote sustainability, and create safer streets for everyone. If you are passionate about making Bristol a healthier, safer, and more sustainable place to live, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and be part of a forward-thinking organisation that is transforming our city's streets, creating a legacy of safety, health, and well-being for generations to come. Help us make a difference and become a driving force in achieving zero road fatalities.

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

If you share our values and meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification, please submit an application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, so we may shortlist against the desirable criteria as well. Please demonstrate how you meet these criteria in your application.

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Person Profile, Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Mark Sperduty via email at:

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black and racially minoritised and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

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