Operational Road Safety Engineer - UK Wide

Operational Road Safety Engineer - UK Wide

Full-Time No working from home possible
Jacobs

You won’t just review designs, you’ll shape safer journeys for thousands of people, every day.

In this role, you’ll be a critical voice in how infrastructure is designed, built, and experienced—ensuring safety is never an afterthought. From local authority schemes to major international programmes, your expertise will directly reduce risk, protect communities, and influence how transport networks evolve.

Key Responsibilities

  • Make a visible difference to public safety on high-profile projects.
  • Influence decisions at the design stage—where it matters most.
  • Help raise the standard of safety across the UK and beyond.
  • Deliver road safety audits and operational safety reviews that directly influence design outcomes, working alongside designers, clients, and stakeholders to embed safety from concept through to delivery.

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Experience in road safety engineering and carrying out road safety audits, operational safety reviews, safety risk assessments, collision analysis and investigation.
  • DMRB GG119 Certificate of Competence and current compliance with DMRB GG119 as Audit Team Leader or Member.
  • Good understanding and working knowledge of using design standards.
  • Membership of a relevant recognised industry Institute / Institution and ability to demonstrate eligibility to work towards obtaining Incorporated Engineer (IEng) Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration if not already registered.
  • Full UK driving licence.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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