This role is subject to: 

• 2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history.
• Qualification - HNC / Degree in Planning / Highways Engineering
• Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
• Driving Licence – The successful candidate should hold a full clean driving licence as you will be required to drive a vehicle adhering to council regulations.

Manchester is a world class city with ambitious plans for sustainable growth. Do you have the qualities to play a key role within the Highways Development Control team?

Highways Development Control (HDC) provide the Highway Authority's response to all development proposals in Manchester as part of the Planning Process, ranging from a single property to major development proposals such as the Co-op Arena or the recently approved Central Retail Park Office Campus development. The HDC team is central to protecting and maintaining highway interests, assessing development proposals, identifying highway alterations and liaising with developers throughout the planning, development and construction process.

This vacancy is for the role of Highways Development Control Engineer - you will provide specialist expertise to ensure that all developments are safe, accessible and work to mitigate against any impact on the highway network and its users.

The role covers a variety of activities which include:

• Managing a caseload of diverse planning applications including strategic major developments, providing high quality technical responses and maintaining communication with the Planning Authority.
• Be a senior support to the team and point of reference for colleagues across Highways and the wider Council.
• Undertake stakeholder support and influence / negotiation with both private and public clients, external stakeholders, including Transport for Greater Manchester and developers, supporting with the management of relationships, providing advice and feedback.
• Support fellow officers at Planning Committee and support the Service in stakeholder relationships with Ward Members.
• Provide input into review/updates to local highway policies and technical guidance.

This post is full time and will play a key role in supporting the HDC team.

About the Candidate

You will be a highly motivated and versatile individual with great analytical skills and the drive to make a significant contribution to our team. You will need significant experience of working within a Highways environment - with a background in Development Control including the review of/input into planning submissions either as a technical assessor or Transport & Highways Consultant/Planner. You will need to have good computer skills along with experience of related software and strong knowledge of the relevant codes of practice, guidance documents and planning policy.

We are looking for individuals who also hold a minimum of HNC / Degree in a relevant Planning /Highways Engineering discipline. Chartered/Incorporated Engineer or Membership of a relevant Institution would be advantageous.