On behalf of The Department for Transport, we are currently recruiting for a Road Safety Manager Inside IR35 for a 6-month contract-based hybrid in Glasgow.
Transport matters and what we do at the Department for Transport matters. Click [1] here to find out more about working for DfT and its agencies. We are different people, one team.
As a Road Safety Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
* Monitoring programme development, programme delivery and budget performance of the relevant Operating Company units in delivering the Accident Investigation and Prevention (AIP) measures through the use of the Asset Management Performance System (AMPS).
* This will require the successful candidate to monitor and report on the delivery of a budget of approximately £6 million encompassing the Trunk Road Network in the Northwest and Southeast operating company areas, including the Forth Bridge operating company.
* Coordinating stakeholder engagement, technical input and research effectively to inform in the identification and application of best practice in the development and delivery of road safety engineering across the network.
* Working with colleagues and stakeholders to lead the delivery of engineering measures to support the delivery of the Scottish Government's targeted 2030 casualty reduction objectives.
* Contributing to the drafting of reports, responses to public letters and other forms of correspondence and briefings for Ministers.
* Attending site visits with Police Scotland and the OC to review the circumstances of fatal accidents that have occurred previously on trunk roads.
Essential:
* You will be a Chartered Engineer (C. Eng) within a relevant discipline registered with the UK Engineering Council, or equivalent, with demonstrable experience of Road Design Standards.
* You will have experience of using, interpreting and analysing a variety of data and evidence sources to provide clear, concise and robust outputs to assist decision making.
* A track record of managing workloads and staff and of delivering programmes to defined timescales and deadlines and of monitoring progress towards targets.
* Good written and verbal communication skills, including experience of report writing, liaising with professionals both within and out with the Scottish Government and in contribution to Ministerial support.
Desirable:
* Experience in monitoring and reporting on budgets.
* Experience in Road Safety Engineering and research.
* An understanding of Transport Scotland and its strategic objectives
* An appreciation of the context of, and challenges faced in meeting the Scottish Government's targets for casualty
* reduction
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DfT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.
Armed Forces Covenant
DfT guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following 'this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different'.
JBRP1_UKTJ