Senior Engineer - Public Realm

The Highways Public Realm Team are responsible for supporting the regeneration of our Town Centres by designing and implementing effective and innovative regeneration and highway improvement schemes.

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to support the development, design and delivery of a number of schemes, including key Blueprint projects within Huddersfield and Dewsbury where you'll be designing schemes which will enhance the public space by creating safe, modern, vibrant, landscaped, and accessible streets within the town centres.

What can we offer?

• Basic salary plus a market rate supplement (role dependant)
• Hybrid working supporting a balance between home and work with up to 1-2 days per week working from a Town Centre base in our newly refurbished offices
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on the job experience.
• Excellent contributory pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies, including flexible working
• Staff shop initiative offering extensive high street discounts
• Use of Council vehicle or paid mileage for site work

We'd like to hear from you if you are:

• Able to think logically and laterally, solving problems creatively
• Able to act with initiative and to take responsibility.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and within a team
• Positive with a proactive 'can-do' attitude
• Able to demonstrate experience in a similar role
• Wanting to further your career and continually develop

You will need:

• Level 3, level 4, HNC/HND or degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of highway design
• People management skills
• Project management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Experience of using AutoCAD
• For a full list of the essential role requirements please see the attached Job Profile.

The Role

The role will focus on the effective design and delivery of projects which will enhance the public space by creating safe, modern, vibrant, landscaped, and accessible streets within the town centres.

• Supporting Principal Engineers with the management and design of a range of Town Centre focused highway schemes designed to improve the public realm that is on offer for all highway users, including those categorised as our most vulnerable road users group , and that improve the day to day movement of pedestrians, cyclists and other highway users.
• Preparation of works packages, estimates, bills of quantities, contract drawings and documentation where appropriate, and supervision of the highway schemes involved in
• Provide support with representing Highways in development of schemes across the Council including schemes generated from Blue Print proposals, Town Centre Initiatives, Public Art projects, Landscape and Play Street proposals and West Yorkshire Combined Authority schemes.
• Undertake the relevant duty holder's role under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, in particular, Designer,
• Liaise with and advise Council departments and partners relating to all traffic interaction on the highway.
• Support the assessment of potential impacts from proposed housing / commercial developments around our Town Centres and look for ways to ensure those developments blend in to and enhance our Towns.
• Supervision of Engineers and Apprentices within the team.
• Travel to and between sites requiring a full and valid driving licence and completion of a Kirklees Council driving assessment.

Our people and our diversity are our biggest strengths and we ensure inclusion is at the heart of our policies, processes and practices. We offer flexible working to everyone and the ability to work remotely when needed. We are a people focused employer and we care about our colleagues and part of that is to help every employee to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

We're all about finding potential and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or want to discuss any of the roles further, please contact Beth Wrafter on and she will put you in touch with the Group Engineer/Operational Manager. Evening discussions available on request.