Assistant Road Safety Officer; Professional and Technical Officer Level 2

Full Time, Permanent

Location:

100 Temple Street Redcliffe Bristol BS1 6AN

Salary: BG8: £29,064 - £31,022

Closing date: 22 March 2026

Are you passionate about creating safer, healthier, and more sustainable streets? Join our Road Safety Team within the City Transport Service, where we are leading the Safe Systems and Healthy Streets Approach to make our city’s roads safer and more accessible for all.

Bristol is a vibrant, exciting, diverse European City to live and work in. Come and help shape its future.

The City has ambitious plans to deliver improved sustainable transport infrastructure, both in the City and within the wider region. These plans include:

• Transforming our local communities through the development of ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods’
• Developing Mass Transit options for the city
• Building on our success as Cycling City to further develop and implement a world class walking and cycling network in the city
• Making school journeys safer and increasing walking and cycling by implementing School Streets

The Road Safety Team is committed to achieving the City Council's ambitious Vision Zero target—eliminating deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 2040. Guided by the Safe Systems Approach, we work across multiple sectors to design and implement measures that improve road safety and support the Healthy Streets Approach, which puts people first and creates streets that promote active travel, clean air, and safer communities.

As a new team, it is an exciting time as our programme of activities is expanding alongside the development of a new road safety strategy.

You will be supporting road safety initiatives linked to our behaviour change, educational, training, and promotional activities, helping to make Bristol safer. You will support identifying and developing new activities and programmes of work that would deliver a reduction in road traffic casualties. You will also support building our policy approach to achieving vision zero.

Your work will focus on ensuring that all projects promote both the Safe Systems Approach to Road Safety and align with the Healthy Streets Approach, which emphasises the creation of safe, accessible, and pleasant environments for all road users.

• Project Support:
  Work alongside senior officers to support delivery of road safety interventions, including the school crossing patrol service, cycle training, driver behaviour change, and road safety education, training, and publicity activities.
• Development of Road Safety
  
  Activities:
  
  Assist senior officers in the identification and development of the City Council’s road safety activities as part of the continual development and improvement of the City Council’s Safe Systems Approach to Road Safety, looking for opportunities to drive progress towards the vision zero target.
• Team Administration:
  Support senior officers on general team administrative activities, including ordering and distributing equipment to school crossing patrols and cycle trainers, and road safety training and publicity materials as required.
• Data Analysis:
  Analyse and present data related to collisions and casualties to identify key issues and the opportunities to target road safety activities proactively to reduce both the number and the severity of collisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Liaise with and respond to inquiries from emergency services, businesses, and residents regarding road safety concerns, ensuring clear communication and effective solutions.
• Cross-Departmental Support:
  Provide road safety advice to various teams within the transport sector, including planning applications and major projects, and the City Council, including schools, while considering the principles of the Healthy Streets Approach.
• Representation and Consultation:
  Represent the City Council at consultation events concerning road safety issues, advocating for strategies that enhance safety, public…