Job Description

Details

• Reference: orbis/TP/174243/36250
• Positions: 1
• Salary: \xc2\xa331,262 - \xc2\xa342,053 per annum - depending on skills and experience.
• Category: Highway Maintenance
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 18 September 2023
• Closing date: 9 October 2023
• Directorate: SCC: Environment, Transport & Infrastructure
• Location: Quadrant Court, 35 Guildford Road, Woking, GU22 7QQ

About the role

Surrey County Council is committed to the development of its workforce and as such this role is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in Surrey County Council and would encourage you to review our current vacancies which are available to all.

The salary range for this role is \xc2\xa331,262 - \xc2\xa342,053 per annum, depending on skills and experience, for working 36-hours per week.

Are you passionate about road safety and looking for an opportunity to build on your road safety engineering career? Do you want to be part of a team which works towards reducing road death and injury, making walking and cycling easier and safer? If yes, we want to hear from you!

Flexible Working

This role is open to remote working meaning you aren\'t required in the office 5 days a week. However, a driving licence and use of a car will be essential in order to attend site visits in Surrey, typically two or three days a week (sometimes more, sometimes less).

This is a Professional Development Programme position in Highways Transport & Environment. The position provides a formal career development opportunity supported by a comprehensive training and development offer. Staff in PDP roles will have set criteria and objectives to work to, which are designed to help them learn the skills and behaviours required to support them in their career development. The objectives will be assessed through the council\'s formal appraisal process. Skills needed will increase at each progression point to develop and motivate staff at each level.

About ETI

The Environment, Transport & Infrastructure (ETI) directorate is responsible for a wide range of services including highways, environment, transport, planning, countryside and waste management. These services are critical for people living, working and travelling through Surrey, delivered by the county council or in partnership.

About the team

The aim of the Road Safety and Sustainable School Travel Team is to reduce death and injury on Surrey\'s roads and to promote more walking and cycling to school. This is achieved through highway safety engineering and infrastructure improvements, working with the police on the enforcement of road traffic law (particularly using safety cameras), and through education, training and promotional campaigns to improve pedestrian and cycling skills and encouraging alternatives to the car for the school journey.

About the role

In this role, you will undertake collision hotspot analysis and investigation leading to the development and commissioning of highway improvement schemes to reduce road casualties. To do this, you will undertake road safety audits of the highway improvement schemes, as well as the commission of the maintenance of road safety related highway infrastructure such as vehicle activated signs and school safety signs.

This will require a close working relationship with police and local highways colleagues with whom speed management plans are also developed to identify and tackle the worst speeding problem sites.

Other duties will include:

• Checking and analysing the history of collisions at sites where there has been a fatality,
• Assisting in the investigation of opportunities to improve signing in order to reduce bridge strikes by over height vehicles.
• Advising on opportunities to improve highway infrastructure outside schools so as to improve road safety and promote walking and cycling,
• Completion of annual assessments of school crossing patrols.

About you!

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with experience or a qualification in Road Safety Engineering or Casualty Data Analysis.

To be shortlisted for interview for this position, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:

• Able to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external teams/bodies and work to tight deadlines.
• A qualification/experience in Road Safety Engineering or Casualty Data Analysis.
• A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Ability to visit sites regularly within the whole of Surrey to attend meetings.

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For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Additional information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/10/2023.

Contact details

For an informal discussion prior to applying please contact Matt Smith (Road Safety Engineering Team Leader) on 07968 832560 or via email at or Duncan Knox via email at

To apply, please click \'apply now\' below and submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how you meet the requirement of this role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years\' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

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