Senior Technical Officer (Road Safety)
- Employer
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Location
- Kirklees, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- £22,462 - £29,636
- Closing date
- 18 Aug 2019
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- Sector
- Regeneration and Local Economies
- Job role
- Officer
- Contract Type
- Full time
Are you looking to develop your career within Road Safety? Are you an effective manager who wants to support our teams in the delivery of council priorities as well as improve the lives of people in Huddersfield and the surrounding towns and villages?
Every day in this role presents different challenges, so if you are looking to experience new opportunities whilst also getting the chance to play to your strengths then our Senior Technical Officer post is ideal for you.
We have important goals of increasing economic prosperity and sustainability over the next decade, delivering £1 Billion of works to improve transport routes to access jobs, as well as providing faster journeys, decongestion and improved air quality. Your role as Senior Technical Officer will be important in ensuring that our Highways Teams are able to keep making these improvements.
Your key responsibilities and duties within the role of Senior Technical Officer will consist of:
- Assisting engineers in analysis of casualty data to develop education/publicity packages in the aim of achieving the West Yorkshire 2026 casualty reduction targets
- Managing our School Crossing Patrols and Road Safety Trainers, ensuring they are appropriately trained within a time-driven environment whilst also being responsible for the support officers in your team
- Developing and implementing Traffic Regulation Orders using the correct IT software and data, to compliment concerns raised around parking, access issues, congestion and school initiatives
We are looking for someone who has:
- A relevant HNC or Degree, or proven ability to work at that level
- Ability to identify the level of resources required for work (e.g. information and surveys)
- The skills to maintain, operate and monitor electronic, digital and manual records management information systems
- Great communication skills and experience of presenting information in formats suitable for a variety of audiences
At Kirklees Council, we want to support your professional development to give you the right skills, confidence and support to really achieve your potential. We offer a variety of courses and training designed for this exact purpose.
We value the importance of having work life balance, so this is why we offer provisions such as flexible-working, generous holiday entitlement, a variety of special leave policies, employee healthcare services and a childcare voucher scheme.
If you are interested in what we are offering, and have the skills we are looking for, have a look at the attached job profile and Day in The Life for more information. In order to be shortlisted for this job, you will need to demonstrate how you meet the Person Checklist. Previous applicants need not apply.
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