Senior Road Safety Consultant

Mott Macdonald; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Principal Road Safety Consultant to lead road safety projects and mentor junior staff in their Newcastle office. This role involves managing project deliveries and engaging in business development activities. The ideal candidate will hold an honours degree and have demonstrable experience in the road safety sector and auditing.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover

Annual bonus schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in the road safety sector.
• Experience providing technical advice and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Technical Lead or Road Safety Discipline Lead.
• Develop and mentor junior staff.
• Manage road safety delivery on projects.

Skills

Road safety auditing

Operational safety

Client-facing roles

Education

Honours degree in engineering, transport planning or safety related subject

Job description

Mott MacDonald have ambitious plans to grow our road safety services in the UK and internationally. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal Road Safety Consultant to support our growth and develop our team. This role can be based out of any one of our UK offices. This is an exciting senior role with the opportunity to develop and grow in our Road Safety Team and contribute to achieving a high performing shared enterprise with our partners. Your focus will be on delivering great work, supporting a high-performing team and helping to mentor the next generation of road safety consultants. You will be leading on a wide range of activities from road safety auditing, operational safety, delivery of iRAP projects and helping to grow our advisory offering around safety guidance, policy and research to our clients. Some of our most recent and ongoing projects include Lower Thames Crossing (Kent Roads), provision of road safety auditing to National Highways East Region and iRAP studies for NMWTRA in Wales and Transport for Greater Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Technical Lead or Road Safety Discipline Lead on appropriate medium to large scale projects.
• Act as a senior technical leader for our road safety discipline.
• Develop and mentor junior staff in the team, building a robust technical group and giving people clear pathways for their development.
• Engage proactively with the Mott MacDonald Highways Practice globally as a subject matter expert.
• Manage road safety delivery on your projects. This may include the road safety component of a large project like Lower Thames Crossing, or project managing a road safety project such as an iRAP study or SPaTS3 task.

Business Development

• Provide technical and subject matter input to bids and opportunities to win new work.
• Support efforts to secure specialist road safety work (e.g. advisory work on the SPaTS3 Framework).
• Support the WIN team with client engagement on road safety subject matter.
• Build your internal Mott MacDonald network globally.
• Grow your external network and opportunities to promote your expertise and Mott MacDonald capability at external events and conferences.

Essential

• Honours degree or greater in a relevant engineering, transport planning or safety related subject.
• Demonstrable experience in the road safety sector.
• Demonstrable experience in road safety auditing and operational safety.
• Experience in client-facing roles, providing technical advice and guidance.

Desirable

• Professional accreditation, such as Chartered status.
• Experience overseeing and growing technical teams.
• Experience managing project deliveries.

Security Clearance

If Security Clearance Is Required Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Sponsor Status

UK Immigration Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Working Arrangements

Agile working At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Business Unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Holiday and Leave

• Minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and Development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

Employee Networks and Community

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.