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Senior Development Control Engineer
Reference: BHN586993
Job details
- Start date: ASAP
- Employment type: Contract 3 Months
- Salary: £41.93/hour
- Date published: 9 May 2025
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
- Processing a full range of planning application consultations, from small developments to major regeneration schemes.
- Handling highway applications, including S184, S38, and S278 applications under the Highways Act 1980.
- Providing transportation, traffic, highway, and parking input to the Development Control process.
- Ensuring the integration of land use and transport policies.
- Maximising financial contributions from development to mitigate the impact on local highways and transport systems.
- Scoping requirements for traffic surveys and transport impact studies for planning applications.
- Reviewing technical documents and studies, providing professional reports and evidence for planning appeals.
- Attending Planning Committees and pre-application meetings, advising on highway matters.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in development management, transport planning, and highway development control.
- Knowledge of traffic planning development, transport policies, and relevant legislation.
- Proficiency in programme and project management, with the ability to supervise multiple projects simultaneously.
- Full driving licence and own means of transport.
- Excellent IT, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong budgetary management skills.
Essential Qualifications:
- Qualified to a minimum of ONC/HNC, ideally Degree level, in Civil or Highway Engineering / Transportation.
- Membership of an appropriate highway institution (desirable).
If you have significant expertise in development control engineering and transport planning and are looking for an opportunity to contribute to the highway development sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and join our client's dynamic team, making a real impact on highways development and planning.
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