Principal Engineer - Highways Safety

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees Metropolitan Council is seeking a Principal Engineer to enhance road safety across a 1930km network. The ideal candidate will manage projects, provide technical advice, and contribute to the Vision Zero ambition of zero serious casualties by 2040. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on community safety and requires strong project management and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing road engineering schemes.
• Ability to manage staff and deliver projects on time.
• Experience in road safety audits or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff leave, sickness, wellbeing, and training needs.
• Provide professional advice in road safety and highway engineering.
• Analyse engineering problems and produce solutions.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Advice

Analytical Skills

Job description

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 Principal Engineer with the following skills and experience to join the team.

• Experience of designing road engineering schemes – desirable with some safety related experience
• Ability to manage staff to deliver projects and programmes on time and on budget.
• Ability to manage staff leave, sickness, wellbeing, and training needs.
• 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 / Principal Designer, and help other to understand and undertake theirs .

Phill Waddingtonis the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

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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

18 May 2025, 11:55 PM

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