Overview

Road Safety / Traffic Engineer (Liveable Places)

We are seeking a Road Safety professional to help with our current workloads in the south and south east regions. You will be based out of either our Southampton, Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cambridge, Guildford, Reading or London office.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with our clients to achieve their sustainable transport needs, managing traffic engineering and road safety schemes, analysing collision data, speed management, providing safety reviews of highway design proposals and undertaking Road Safety Audits
• Act as a Road Safety / Engineering designer and support the team on a wide range of projects while helping to grow and develop our work with clients
• Prepare and review reports, drawings, schedules and other documents in accordance with local procedures and guidance
• Be responsible for the financial performance of projects
• Undertake technical review and checking of design deliverables within the team
• Work collaboratively with the Liveable Places team, our colleagues in transport and the wider WSP business to achieve our aims and objectives

Your team

Liveable Places works with a wide range of national/local authority and private clients across the UK to help them achieve their placemaking ambitions. We deliver schemes from concept to delivery including public realm, traffic engineering, transport planning, road safety, traffic signals, pedestrian/traffic modelling, active travel and parking. The Liveable Places team is based in offices across the country with over 200 staff and continues to grow. This role provides a great opportunity to develop in your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences.

We have a strong track record of working closely with clients and this role provides a pivotal position within Liveable Places and helps support its growth going forward.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• Knowledge and appreciation of the Safe System of working.
• Experience in managing colleagues and projects, including monitoring budgets and reporting status.
• Expert knowledge of road safety, ensuring highway design meets standards and provides safe solutions for all road users.
• Significant experience in collision data analysis and deriving solutions to road safety issues. Qualification as a Team Leader in accordance with DMRB GG 119 and ability to undertake Road Safety Audits.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise workloads and maintain service levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and maintain a customer-focused approach to stakeholder relationships.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

What’s in it for you

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can apply today.

What’s in it for you at WSP – Benefits

Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have employee resource groups to promote our culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you tools to improve your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service provides access to a GP at a time and place that suits you. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments and a gym membership benefit through Gymflex, plus a menopause support package.

Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour” to take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up the time earlier or later. We also offer part-time and flexible working, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement as needed.

Your development
We invest in development and training through mentoring, training, or Chartership to support your growth.

#WeAreWSP
We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria and will arrange workplace adjustments as needed.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Professional Services