Transport Planning Project Engineer – Hybrid

Staffordshire County Council; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible office and home working

Job summary

Project Engineer role within the Highway Development Management team focuses on transport planning and providing detailed responses on planning applications as a statutory consultee. You will engage with Local Planning Authorities, ensure responses cover all transport and highway aspects, and apply current design guidelines.

The ideal candidate will work across pre-application discussions, attend committees if required, and contribute to the Development Plan Policies and Staffordshire Local

Qualifications

• Chartered or incorporated civil engineer or graduate with transport planning background.
• Experience with planning applications and S278 and S38 agreements.
• Ability to work with internal and external bodies and partners.
• Driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue comments, advice and recommendations on highway/transport elements of planning applications.
• Audit Transport Assessments and Travel Plans using GIS and accessibility tools.
• Proactively engage in pre-application discussions with developers to aid sustainable estate layouts/designs.
• Attend an LPA planning committee to defend our reply as a statutory consultee to a planning application.
• Prepare and give evidence in connection with appeals and Court proceedings under the Town and Country Planning Acts.
• Assist in the implementation of Development Plan Policies and the Staffordshire Local Transport Plan.

Skills

GIS analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Incorporated Civil Engineer

Graduate Civil Engineer

HNC

Job description

Project Engineer role within the Highway Development Management team focuses on transport planning and providing detailed responses on planning applications as a statutory consultee. You will engage with Local Planning Authorities, ensure responses cover all transport and highway aspects, and apply current design guidelines.

The ideal candidate will work across pre-application discussions, attend committees if required, and contribute to the Development Plan Policies and Staffordshire Local