Senior Technical Officer - Community Projects

Highways Magazine; Kirklees; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Kirklees Council is seeking a proactive professional to deliver community schemes that improve parking and congestion around Kirklees. You will lead the team, engage with public and councillors, and develop traffic safety solutions, including Traffic Regulation Orders, while balancing political considerations and operational demands.

The role offers hybrid working and opportunities for ongoing training and development within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small team and guiding junior officers.
• Ability to prioritise competing workloads effectively.
• Strong customer focus and handling challenging queries.
• Ability to consult with public, councillors and MPs.
• Knowledge of Traffic Regulations Orders and when they are used.
• Experience working in a political or public sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team and help junior officers design minor traffic schemes.
• Prioritise workloads and ensure timely delivery.
• Investigate and respond to public, Councillors and MPs with solutions.
• Develop a range of highway safety solutions for issues raised.
• Work within a political environment and navigate stakeholder interests.
• Assist with processing Traffic Regulation Orders where required.

Skills

Team leadership

Work prioritisation

Customer focus

Public engagement

Traffic Regulations Orders

Political environment awareness

Job description

Do you have an interest in highway safety and have some knowledge of Traffic and Highway Law? Would you like to make a difference to parking and congestion on our roads and around schools: Would you enjoy a varied role where you would focus on the delivery of community schemes to improve parking and congestion throughout Kirklees? Are you a problem solver and have excellent knowledge of electronic systems? Then we have the perfect role for you!

The Team

Join our Team in Community Projects and you’ll be working in a team responsible for the preparation and processing of Traffic Regulation Orders to support the development of safe and effective traffic movements around the district. We work in a busy environment where no day’s the same. We develop, process, and deliver many different highway safety initiatives throughout Kirklees. We work closely with local councillors and members of the public as well as a number of other teams and external bodies to improve the safety of all road users including our most vulnerable users

The Role

We’d like to hear from you if you

• Can manage a small team and help junior officers design minor traffic schemes when needed.
• Can prioritise your workloads
• Have experience of dealing with challenging customers and have a strong customer focus
• Can investigate and respond to requests from the public, Local Councillors and MPs and develop a range of solutions to a wide range of Highway Safety issues
• Have the necessary skills to work in a political environment
• Have some basic knowledge / experience of what is involved in processing ‘Traffic Regulations Orders’ and when and where they are used.
• Can consult with a wide range of people
• Can assess the potential impacts of proposed housing on the Highway Network.

For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Profile.

What can we offer?

• Hybrid working supporting a balance between home and work
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies, including flexible working

What a team member says about the role

“Having recently joined the team, I am currently training in my new role which involves allocating and over-seeing the work and progress of minor schemes for the technical officer as well as investigating and replying to complaints about parking. I am also starting to develop highway safety schemes to improve road safety within Kirklees and I enjoy meeting people on site to discuss their concerns; it is very rewarding when you can come up with ways of helping them and make a difference to their lives. The team are very friendly and supportive, and I am enjoying working alongside them.”

We may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

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