Senior Technical Officer - Community Projects

Kirklees Council; Kirklees; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market Rate Supplement £2000

Job summary

Kirklees Council in the Place directorate, Highways & Streetscene, is seeking a permanent Team Leader to manage minor traffic schemes and lead junior officers in a busy, frontline traffic environment.

Hybrid working is offered with a salary range of £29,540–£37,280 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £2,000, reflecting the role's responsibilities in improving parking and congestion across Kirklees. The team collaborates with local councillors and the public to make safe, effective highway movements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a small team and guiding junior officers on traffic schemes.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands.
• Experience handling challenging customers with a strong customer focus.
• Ability to investigate and respond to requests from the public, local councillors and MPs and develop solutions to Highway Safety issues.
• Ability to operate effectively in a political environment.
• Some knowledge of processing Traffic Regulation Orders and when/where they are used.

Responsibilities

• Assist with design and delivery of minor traffic schemes.
• Prioritise workloads and manage time effectively.
• Consult with a wide range of people to gather input on schemes.
• Respond to public queries, councillor and MP requests with practical solutions.
• Support the processing and implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Collaborate with councillors, public and external bodies to improve road safety.

Skills

Team management

Prioritisation

Customer focus

Investigation & response

Political environment awareness

Traffic Regulations Orders

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Place

Service Area

Highways & Streetscene

Hours

37

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Across Kirklees

Position type

Permanent

Grade

7-9

Salary

£29,540 - £37,280

Enhancements / additional payments details

Market Rate Suppliment - £2000

Advert Wording

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 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: [phone] 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.

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

Closing date

30 November 2026, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Job Profile/description

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