Senior Engineer - Highways Safety

Kirklees Council; Salubindza; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Mpumalanga is seeking a Senior Engineer to ensure the safety of their 1930km road network. The successful candidate will design road engineering schemes, respond to public safety concerns, and provide expert advice in highway engineering. This role is crucial for achieving the council's Vision Zero ambition of zero fatalities on local roads by 2040. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong analytical skills and a passion for improving road safety.

Qualifications

• Experience of designing road engineering schemes, desirable with some safety related experience.
• Ability to reply to Councillors, MPs, and residents’ concerns regarding road safety.
• Capable of providing professional and technical advice in road safety and highway engineering.
• Aptitude for analysing engineering problems and proposing effective solutions.
• Experience in or willingness to learn road safety auditing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the road network is safe and suitable for all users.
• Work towards Vision Zero aim of zero fatalities or serious injuries by 2040.
• Undertake the duty holder’s role under the CDM Regulations 2015.

Skills

Road engineering scheme design

Response to public concerns

Professional and technical advice in road safety

Analytical problem solving

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.