Make a Difference to Road Safety Across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire
We are seeking a motivated and knowledgeable Traffic Management Officer to join our Road Safety Team supporting Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH).
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with an interest in road safety and traffic management to provide specialist advice and guidance on a wide range of traffic management, highway engineering and road safety matters. You will work with police colleagues, local authorities, National Highways, developers, event organisers and other partners to help reduce road danger and improve safety for all road users.
If you have knowledge of traffic management, strong partnership-working skills and a passion for improving road safety outcomes, we would like to hear from you.
About the Role
As the Traffic Management Officer, you will provide expert advice on traffic management and road safety issues, influencing strategic and operational decisions across the BCH alliance.
You will play a key role in supporting road safety initiatives, analysing traffic data, reviewing major developments and events, and working with partners to identify engineering and enforcement solutions aimed at reducing fatal and serious injury collisions.
The role offers a varied workload, combining technical analysis, stakeholder engagement, site inspections, consultation responses and strategic representation.
Key Responsibilities
You will:
- Act as the force subject matter expert on traffic management and road safety matters.
- Respond to consultations from National Highways, local authorities, planning bodies, parish councils and members of the public.
- Provide advice and support to Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs) and major event planning teams.
- Deploy, collect and analyse traffic data recording equipment to assess traffic speed, volume and vehicle weight information.
- Support police and highway authority interventions designed to reduce killed and seriously injured (KSI) collisions.
- Participate in Road Safety Audits (Stages 2, 3 and 4).
- Conduct site visits following fatal road traffic collisions and liaise with highway authorities and Forensic Collision Investigation Units.
- Review major housing development proposals and provide specialist traffic management advice through planning consultation processes.
- Prepare formal responses on behalf of Chief Officers regarding traffic management matters.
- Represent BCH at local, regional and national meetings, forums and working groups.
- Attend Safety Advisory Groups, providing procedural, legislative and operational advice.
- Identify and report highway defects and road infrastructure concerns.
- Provide specialist advice to senior officers, road policing units and external partners.
- Administer cycle time trial notifications.
About You
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Knowledge of traffic management, road safety, highways or a related discipline.
- Relevant qualifications in traffic management, road safety or highway engineering, or the ability to acquire them.
- An ability to contribute to projects and support the delivery of outcomes.
- Strong partnership-working and stakeholder engagement skills.
- The ability to research and prepare reports, business cases or consultation responses.
- Sound IT skills and the ability to work with data collection and analysis systems.
Essential Requirements
Applicants must:
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
- Be willing and able to travel across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and nationally as required.
- Successfully complete the required vetting process.
- Undertake training relevant to the role.
- Comply with all health and safety requirements.
Please note that this role may be subject to a medical assessment prior to appointment, and successful applicants will be required to meet probationary objectives.
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity or discuss the role in more detail, please contact Richard Hann via email at richard.hann@herts.police
Additional Advert Information
- Internal Applicants
To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert.
- Vetting Process
Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18).
Examples of when this may apply include:
- Transferring to another force
- Renewing vetting clearance
- Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV clearance)
- Moving into or working in a role involving close contact with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above apply to you, please expect your line manager to be contacted when you submit your vetting application.
- Redeployment and Redundancy
This vacancy is open to employees at risk of redundancy and will remain available to redeployees until a final offer has been agreed and accepted.
Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. If successful, redeployees will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.
- Role Profile
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- Commitment to Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. We provide workplace adjustments wherever needed so that all colleagues can thrive.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under the Offer an Interview Scheme.
