Operational Safety Engineer

Join our cross-sector transportation team and you’ll help us deliver innovative solutions to the biggest transportation challenges in the UK and beyond. You’ll turn ideas into reality with the award-winning engineering consultancy behind smart motorways and intelligent transport. And you’ll improve the everyday lives of millions of people. So, help us move the world forward, one step at a time. This is your time to make a difference.

Atkins is seeking a candidate to join our national Operational Safety Team, in Transportation. Building on the recognised discipline of road safety the team are specialists responsible for manage the safety of all users of the road network including those involved in maintenance and operation.

Responsibilities

The candidate will primarily support on road safety governance of major projects (e.g. Smart Motorways). This involves supporting highway design teams by giving advice on the potential safety impacts of various design solutions. Working collaboratively, you’ll do everything you can to excel and deliver solutions that exceed expectations.

The role will offer a variety of different challenges and opportunities and will give you the opportunity to get involved in a variety of tasks from Road Safety Audits of traditional improvement schemes to consultancy tasks requiring risk assessments of innovative new approaches.