Our client is seeking an experienced Highway Engineer / Transport Planner to act as an Area Manager within the DMI team. This is a pivotal, challenging and exciting role, which requires the person to provide effective leadership for DMI engineers who are working in their area and be accountable for their professional and technical work outputs to all internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners.
You will use your technical skills to resolve complex transport and highways problems, managing projects and technical resources to deliver on time and to budget. This will need to be backed up by with good project management skills, and the ability to manage staff and develop junior team members.
The successful candidate will have the ability if desired to follow a hybrid office / working from home approach in the role. (3 days London or Stevanage / 2 days home).
You'll be responsible for the Development Management Implementation (DMI) Service function in partnership with Hertfordshire CC. The DMI team currently responsible for the service delivery is circa 20 staff members.
For this key role we require candidates to have:
- Significant highway design experience, ideally working on behalf of a local authority although working for a private sector developer would also be beneficial.
- Experience in providing professional and technical advice with highways Section 278 and Section 38 Agreement works, involving either preparation or review of developers proposals for highway works and checking specifications for works on adopted highways or roads offered for adoption.
- Proven team management capabilities and experience of direct line management and staff development responsibilities. This includes the ability to mentor and supervise staff.
- Experience of project management, including the preparation of work programmes, financial management and resource management to deliver projects on time and to budget.
- Reviewed developers method statements and traffic management proposals
- Experience of undertaking road safety audits at all appropriate stages of the scheme.
- Carried out site inspections during and following construction period, including preparation of remedial works and liaison with developers and their agents.
- Reviewed Transport Assessments and other transport and highways related documents received as part of a planning application.
- Provided pre-application advice to developers on Transport and Highways matters.
- Experience of liaising with Elected Members and other key stakeholders such as resident groups as required, updating and advising them where appropriate.
- Demonstrated strong leadership qualities and be self-motivated.
- Excellent written, analytical and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree or Masters in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning)
- Professional accreditation, such as MICE or CIHT.
