Senior Engineer - Bridges & Structures

Do you want to be an engineer who makes a difference?

Bring your bridge engineering and management skills to Kirklees and help us to improve the road network in this beautiful and diverse part of Yorkshire.

The Highways Structures team looks after highway bridges and structures in Kirklees, ranging from inspections and maintenance, through to major refurbishment and reconstruction schemes.

We work with a wide range of professionals and engineers from other disciplines, including contractors, consultants, and other council departments and external organisations, as well as the public and locally-elected Councillors. Your engineering skills, attention to detail and ability to take the initiative will be key to your success with us.

Depending on your skills and experience, the next twelve months will see you involved in our key programmes of structural inspections, assessments, refurbishment and strengthening schemes, as well as working with developers and other partners on new and improved infrastructure projects. You will primarily be responsible for your own areas of work and also have some responsibility for supervising other members of the team. Your workload will be tailored to build upon your existing knowledge.

 What can we offer?

• Basic salary plus a market rate supplement (role-dependant)
• Hybrid working supporting a balance between home and work with about 2 days per week working from a Town Centre base in our newly refurbished offices (depending on site supervision duties)
• 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
• Access to our employee healthcare service
• Staff shop initiative offering extensive high street discounts
• Access to a range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted membership of Kirklees Active Leisure
• 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:

• HNC/HND or level 4 qualification, in civil engineering or a related subject
• Knowledge of structural engineering
• People management skills 
• Project management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Experience of using AutoCAD and/or other design tools

 For a full list of the essential role requirements please see the attached Job Profile and Context Sheets.

The Roles

The role supports the management of a significant structures portfolio including 370 bridges, culverts, footbridges and 400km of highway retaining walls together with other structures for which the Council are wholly or partially responsible. This includes every aspect of highways structures management: condition data collection and processing, decision-making, design, procurement, liaison, construction supervision and programme management, appropriate to the role.

The attached Context Sheet provide additional information on the day-to-day requirements of the role

Our Team

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.

Watch a video of Claire from our team describing her typical day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGR_ov51bUw

If you want to know more about the job role contact Beth Wrafter or Claire Richardson on 01484 221000.

The advert will remain open for three months, or until the vacant posts have been filled. However the manager will review any applications received by 7th April 2024 and will shortlist favourable candidates thereafter.