Road Safety Auditor / Project Manager

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We have an opportunity for a Road Safety Auditor / Road Safety professional, to join WSP's Liveable Places team and support a varied project pipeline across our London and the South-East regions. The role is based in our London office (Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf), with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office, site, and home working.

As a Road Safety Auditor / PM with WSP, your role will include:

• Undertaking Road Safety Audits
• Working on Vision Zero / Road Safety projects – including analysis of collision data, designing road safety schemes, and helping deliver strategies & action plans based on the Safe System approach
• Project Management responsibilities – including management of project finances, programme and deliverables.
• Preparing reports, sketches, schedules and other documents in accordance with local procedures and guidance.
• Supporting a wide range of projects suited to your skills and experience.
• Work collaboratively with the Liveable Places team and the wider WSP business to achieve our aims and objectives

About the Liveable Places Team

Liveable Places work with a wide range of local authority clients from across the UK to help them achieve their place-making ambitions. We deliver a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery that include public realm, traffic engineering, transport planning, road safety, traffic signals, pedestrian / traffic modelling, active travel, and parking. We have had recent key successes with Gloucestershire County Council, West Sussex County Council, East Sussex County Council, West Berkshire Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, West of England Combined Authorities, Devon County Council, National Highways, Westminster City Council and many, many more.

The Liveable Places team is based in offices across the country with over 200 staff currently making up the team, with further growth planned. We enjoy our work and are exceptionally enthusiastic people who are great at what we do. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences.

We have a strong track record working closely with our clients and this role provides a great opportunity to have a pivotal role within Liveable Places and help support and steer its growth going forward.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• You will be a qualified Road Safety Auditor, in accordance with DMRB GG 119.
• You have experience in Road Safety, how to mitigate issues, and analyse collision data.
• You will understand Vision Zero and the Safe System approach.
• Experience in managing projects (including financial aspects of projects) and mentoring more junior colleagues.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise workloads and ensure our service levels are maintained.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with WSP colleagues and clients.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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