Senior Engineer- Road Safety And Traffic Management

Senior Engineer – Road Safety and Traffic Management

Permanent | Full Time | 36 Hours per Week

An established organisation in Scotland is seeking an experienced Engineer to lead on road safety and traffic management across a busy and diverse transport network. This is a senior, high‑profile role offering the opportunity to take ownership of key safety programmes, traffic operations, and engineering improvements that directly benefit road users and local communities.

As a key member of the transport and infrastructure team, you will provide day‑to‑day leadership across road safety engineering and traffic management activities. Working closely with senior colleagues, you will oversee a specialist team delivering critical schemes, policies, and operational priorities.

• Lead road safety and traffic management services and improvement programmes.
• Develop and implement safety policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage accident investigation and prevention programmes, including site assessments and scheme prioritisation.
• Oversee the maintenance and development of collision and accident data systems.
• Support school route safety projects, including stakeholder engagement and engineering solutions.
• Manage traffic regulation activity relating to parking, safety schemes, and network operation.
• Provide technical oversight of traffic signage, signals, and wider network safety measures.
• Ensure effective contract delivery, including design, supervision, payments, variations, and dispute resolution.
• Coordinate road safety audits, allocate tasks, and liaise with internal and external partners.
• Oversee accessibility‑related parking schemes, including disabled parking provision.

• Allocate workloads and ensure sufficient resources across the function.
• Mentor and support the development of junior engineers.
• Contribute to recruitment, appraisal, and team briefing activity.
• Manage enquiries, complaints, and stakeholder expectations.

• Registration with the Engineering Council at Incorporated Engineer level (or equivalent experience).
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Strong technical expertise in road safety engineering and traffic management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver programmes under pressure.
• Experience of project delivery and database management.

• Formal qualification in Road Safety Engineering (RoSPA or similar).
• Road Safety Audit certification and/or membership of relevant safety bodies.
• Working knowledge of contract management and procurement.
• Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering team.
• Familiarity with software such as AutoCAD or accident analysis platforms.

• Salary range: £52,000 – £57,000 per annum (dependent on experience).
• Permanent opportunity with strong long‑term progression prospects.
• Generous annual leave and public holiday entitlement.
• Pension provision and employee wellbeing support.
• Ongoing professional development through annual review and training.

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