Highways Engineer x2


Company:	Calderdale Council
Salary:	£41,771 to £45,091 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Halifax
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

Help shape safer, smarter streets across Calderdale

Are you an experienced highway professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for safety and delivering innovative highway design solutions that make a real difference to communities?

We're seeking Engineers to join a small design team within our Strategic Infrastructure Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering highway safety improvements, sustainable transport initiatives, and public realm enhancements supporting Calderdale's residents, businesses and visitors.

Working at the heart of our Traffic Engineering Team, you'll help shape the future of the highway network by driving the design and delivery of schemes that improve road safety, support economic growth, and contribute to wider transport and environmental objectives.

We offer a competitive salary package, including excellent pension, and Hybrid/flexible working with family friendly policies.

About the Team

The Traffic Engineering Team is responsible for developing and delivering highway safety and traffic management solutions across Calderdale. Our work ranges from highway improvement and sustainable transport projects to public realm schemes and developer-funded highway works.

As part of the team, you'll contribute to the delivery of projects funded through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) programme (and its replacement), as well as a growing portfolio of highway and infrastructure projects.

You will be delivering highway design schemes; public realm works and progressing S278 checking. Work would include preparing suitable design solutions for highway safety and improvement schemes, ensuring that the Council complies with the requirements of current legislation, including work programming, estimating, supervision and reporting on scheme progress.

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