Senior Officer - Road Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Generous pension (17.9%)

Smart Working

Health & wellbeing benefits

Discounts and more

Job summary

Nottingham City Council invites applications for a Senior Officer - Road Safety in Loxley House, Nottingham. The role analyses data to develop highway improvements and collaborates with teams across the Council to deliver innovative road safety schemes.

You will also act as an experienced Road Safety Auditor to ensure highway works, including developer schemes, are as safe as possible. The role requires knowledge of highway legislation, data analysis and project management.

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 and manage delivery of schemes.
• Provide support and advice to colleagues, councillors, partners and the public.
• Lead or contribute to Road Safety Audits to ensure safe highway improvements.

Skills

Road Safety Audits

Highway legislation knowledge

Data analysis

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.

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date.

Closing Date: 16th October 2026

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 the 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.