Senior Engineer - Highways Safety

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in West Yorkshire seeks a Senior Engineer to enhance road safety across a 1930km network. Candidates should have experience in road engineering design and the ability to provide technical advice regarding safety concerns. This position involves analyzing problems and producing engineering solutions aimed at reducing traffic collisions, contributing to the council's Vision Zero ambition of no fatalities by 2040.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing road engineering schemes with safety-related knowledge.
• Ability to respond to concerns from Councillors, MPs, and residents.
• Professional and technical expertise in highway engineering.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the road network is safe and suitable for all users.
• Provide professional advice on road safety and highway engineering.
• Analyze engineering problems to produce effective solutions.

Skills

Road engineering scheme design

Technical advice in road safety

Engineering problem analysis

Knowledge of road safety audits

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 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.

Applications will be reviewed on 5th January and may close earlier if suitable applications are received.

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.

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