Traffic Management & Road Safety Manager

Job specification

Location:

Swindon

Hours:

Salary:

£43,421 p.a. plus benefits

Closing date:

24/06/2024

Job reference:

RNR002128-2

Interview date:

10/07/2024

Date posted:

29/05/2024

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Swindon’s Traffic Management & Road Safety team has a critical role in managing and improving our highway and transport network and in supporting our growing business and residential populations. Balancing demands and current and future transport needs through our policies, strategies and works programmes is key to ensuring that we have a safe, effective and efficient highway and transport network able to help Swindon achieve it’s potential.

Your next role

Joining Swindon Borough Council as our Traffic Management & Road Safety Manager is your chance to make a difference and be part of something exciting.

You will lead the work of the Traffic Management and Road Safety Team providing safe and effective management of Swindon’s highway network. You will contribute to the identification, prioritisation and management of traffic management and road safety improvements in accordance with council policy and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities include accident analysis, scheme design, management and co-ordination of projects, liaison with stakeholders and applying national and local guidance and standards.

You will have Level 6 Qualification in Civil Engineering or similar relevant subject or equivalent and extensive compensatory experience demonstrating sound technical competence in Traffic Management and Road Safety techniques and scheme delivery
You will have experience of working with the public and key stakeholders relating to traffic management and road safety
You will have experience in the formulation and implementation of traffic schemes, management of scheme implementation and of accident analysis
You will have experience of using appropriate specialist software

If you feel that the person specification matches that of your background then we want to hear from you.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Philip Martlew, Service Manager, email pmartlew@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk