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Organisation
Kirklees
Directorate
Place
Service Area
Highways & Streetscene
Hours
37
Number of Jobs
2
Location(s)
Civic Centre 1, Huddersfield, HD1 2NF
Position type
Permanent
Grade
Grade 7 - 9
Salary
£28,624 - £36,124
Enhancements / additional payments details
TBC
Advert Wording
The Highway Safety team are responsible for ensuring that the 1930km road network is safe and suitable for all users to travel throughout Kirklees without being involved in a road traffic collision.
Recently adopting a Safe Systems approach to the introduction of engineering and education measures the team are working towards our Vision Zero ambition of 0 Killed or Seriously Injured Casualties on our local roads by 2040.
To help achieve our ambition we are looking for a Senior Engineer with the following skills and experience to join the team.
- Experience of designing road engineering schemes – desirable with some safety related experience
- Can reply to Councillors, MPs, and residents’ concerns regarding road safety on the network
- Are able to provide professional and technical advice in road safety and highway engineering
- Can analyse engineering problems and using your technical expertise and engineering judgment to produce solutions – especially when considering interventions to address areas with a high number of road traffic collisions.
- Experience in or knowledge of road safety audits and / or willingness to learn to become one of the internal road safety auditors.
- Undertake the relevant duty holder’s role under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, in particular, Designer, and help other to understand and undertake theirs .
Get in Touch
If you have any questions or want to discuss any of the roles further, please contact Beth Wrafter on 01484 221000 and she will put you in touch with the Group Engineer/Operational Manager. Evening discussions available on request.
Phill Waddington is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date
26 August 2025, 11:55 PM
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