Senior Highway Design Engineer – Hybrid Working

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Calderdale; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

Excellent pension

Training opportunities

Staff discounts

Job summary

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, is seeking experienced engineers to lead highway design and delivery within the Traffic Engineering Team. The role focuses on safety improvements, sustainable transport, and public realm enhancements for the local area.

The team works on design schemes, S278 checks, and wider infrastructure projects, offering hybrid/flexible working and a competitive pension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highway design.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and local authority procedures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering engineering projects from concept through to implementation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare design solutions for highway safety and improvement schemes.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and regulations.
• Work programming, estimating, supervision and reporting on progress.
• Provide technical advice to elected Members and the public.
• Collaborate with internal services, developers, consultants and external partners.
• Mentor trainees and staff.

Skills

Highway design

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, is seeking experienced engineers to lead highway design and delivery within the Traffic Engineering Team. The role focuses on safety improvements, sustainable transport, and public realm enhancements for the local area.

The team works on design schemes, S278 checks, and wider infrastructure projects, offering hybrid/flexible working and a competitive pension.