Road Safety Engineer, Permanent

Road Safety Engineer – Permanent

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Road Safety Engineer
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
• Salary: £37,280 – £47,181 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 24/08/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 11950
• This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about playing an important role in saving lives? If so, you may be a perfect fit for the Road Safety team in Gloucestershire County Council. As a Road Safety Engineer, you will have the opportunity to help make Gloucestershire’s roads safer by preventing the risk of injuries and saving lives.

About The Team & Role:
You will work in a team tasked with doing work that will reduce the risk of road traffic casualties in the county of Gloucestershire, by analysing collision data, implementing speed management initiatives, providing safety reviews of highway design proposals and undertaking Road Safety Audits.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience by assisting in the management of road safety schemes, providing advice to colleagues and external partner organisations, reviewing applications to changes in the operation of the highway in terms of speed limits etc.

You will develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with other GCC teams and external partner organisations to deliver road safety solutions.

You will work with local, regional, and national interest groups in liaison with internal GCC teams to help in the evolution, innovation and promotion of safe, healthy and sustainable travel for all road users.

To see further why developing your career with Gloucestershire County Council can be hugely rewarding please see the link below.

About You:
You will have knowledge and appreciation of the Safe Systems approach to road safety. You will have knowledge and experience in improving road safety including requirements for ensuring highway design meets standards and guidance and provides safe solutions for all road users.

You will have experience in collision data analysis and deriving solutions to road safety issues. You will be able to undertake Road Safety Audits including being qualified in accordance with GG119.

You will need excellent organisational skills to allow you to prioritise workloads and ensure our service levels are maintained. You will need to have a customer-focused nature to help build working relationships with your stakeholders.

About Us:
Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply:

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nathaniel Davis via email at

Closing date 24th August 2025

Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed during the advertisement period. As such the closing date may be altered subject to candidates being successful.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Road Safety Engineer – Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.