Highways Engineer - Highways Safety

Organisation: Kirklees

Directorate: Place

Service Area: Highways & Streetscene

Hours: 37

Number of Jobs: 1

Location(s): Civic Centre 1, Huddersfield, HD1 2NF

Position type: Permanent

Grade: Grade 4 - 6

Salary: £25,185 to £28,142 Plus £1,000 Market Rate Supplement starting at Grade 5

Closing date: 09 January 2026, 11:55 PM

• Hybrid working between home and our town centre offices
• Supportive team culture, friendly, inclusive and always ready to help
• Career development training, mentoring, and real‑life experience to help you grow
• Great benefits: pension scheme, flexible working, staff discounts, wellbeing support and more
• Make a difference – your work will have a positive impact on the lives of people in your community

• Support senior engineers on exciting projects
• Help design, plan, and manage highways and public spaces
• Get involved in site visits, contract management, and supervision
• Use tools like AutoCAD and learn on the job
• Collaborate with teams across the council and beyond

• Positive, proactive, and ready to learn
• Able to think creatively and solve problems
• Comfortable working independently and in a team
• GCSEs including Maths and English (or equivalent experience)
• Interest in engineering and improving local infrastructure

No experience? No problem!

We value potential and transferable skills. If you’re passionate and willing to learn, we want to hear from you!

Contact: Phill Waddington, Manager for this role – for an informal discussion, or further information.

We encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. If you need support completing an application form or other format, contact the Recruitment Team by email or 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.