Senior Engineer - Highways Safety

Hangingheaton; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Highway Safety team. The role involves designing road engineering schemes, analyzing safety concerns, and providing expert advice. The ideal candidate will have experience in road safety audits and must be able to respond to inquiries from Councillors and residents. This position contributes towards a Vision Zero ambition, aiming for no serious casualties on local roads by 2040. Applications may close early if suitable candidates are found.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing road engineering schemes, preferably with safety-related experience.
• Ability to respond to inquiries regarding road safety from stakeholders.
• Skilled in providing professional advice in road safety and highway engineering.

Responsibilities

• Analyze engineering problems and produce solutions for road safety.
• Act as a duty holder under Construction Regulations.
• Potentially work as an internal road safety auditor.

Skills

Road engineering design

Road safety analysis

Technical advice in road safety

Interventions for traffic collision areas

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 is 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 others 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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