Senior Officer - Road Safety

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension 17.9%

Smart Working

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted membership

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Senior Officer - Road Safety to analyse data and develop highway improvements, coordinating with colleagues to manage delivery of innovative road safety schemes. You will provide guidance to staff, councillors and the public while ensuring safety in scheme proposals.

We offer hybrid working, a supportive team and a competitive benefits package. Closing date is 16 October 2026, with starting salary £37,563 rising to £40,444 per annum (pro rata for part-time).

Qualifications

• Experience undertaking Road Safety Audits, as a member or lead.
• Knowledge of relevant highway legislation and road safety techniques.
• Data analysis, finance and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse data to develop highway improvements to improve road safety.
• Support and advise colleagues, councillors, partners and the public.
• Help ensure highway improvements are safe, including those proposed by developers.

Skills

Road Safety Audits

Highway legislation

Data analysis

Finance

Project management

Tools

Hybrid working

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week Mon-Fri

Worker Type: Hybrid

Salary: Grade G - Starting Salary is £37,563 (Level one) rising to £40,444 (Level four), per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About The Role

The Road Safety and Road Safety Education team is within the Traffic and Flood Risk Management service.

As a Senior Officer - Road Safety you will analyse data to develop highway improvements to improve the safety of Nottingham's roads and then work with relevant colleagues across the Council to manage the delivery of innovative road safety schemes. You will provide support and advice to colleagues, councillors, partners and the public.

As an experienced Road Safety Auditor, you will help ensure that any highway improvements, including those proposed by Developers, are as safe as possible.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience undertaking Road Safety Audits, as a member or lead.
• Knowledge of relevant highway legislation and road safety techniques.
• Data analysis, finance and project management skills.

You can find the job description for this post here .

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Scott Talbot, Service Manager - Road Safety and Road Safety Education, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 16th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews wil be held:

TBC

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.