Dev Control & PROW Manager

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council invites applications for a Development Control & Public Rights of Way Manager to lead the Highways Development Control & Public Rights of Way team and drive delivery of highway schemes and street naming within the borough.

The role requires extensive team management and a strong background in highway design, development control and related agreements, with the ability to liaise with committees, partners and senior officers to support regeneration across Walsall.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of team management and highway-related functions.
• Experience in development control, public rights of way, and highway design.
• Proven ability to deliver highway schemes and negotiate legal agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Development Control and Public Rights of Way functions within the Highways & Transport Service.
• Oversee highway development control, public rights of way, and street naming/numbering.
• Represent the Council at meetings and engage elected members and senior officers.

Skills

Team management

Highway design

Development management

Highway construction

Developer-funded highway schemes

Development control

Public rights of way

Highway agreements

Delivery of highway schemes

Job description

Development Control & Public Rights of Way Manager - Ref: EE09226

Grade: G12; £57,499 - £61,453

At Walsall Council, we believe that people are at the heart of everything we do. Enabling safe, sustainable and reliable journeys to work, education, healthcare, family and friends is essential to reducing inequality and maximising opportunities. Investment in regeneration across Walsall and the Black Country presents exciting opportunities to enhance and future-proof our transport network.

We’re looking for an experienced manager to lead our Highways Development Control & Public Rights of Way team.

Working closely with developers, consultants, contractors and internal teams, you’ll play a key role in ensuring highway infrastructure associated with new developments and public rights of way are designed, approved and delivered to the Council’s standards.

You will lead and direct the Development Control and Public Rights of Way functions within the Highways & Transport Service.

The post holder will take day-to-day responsibility for the successful development, delivery and management of: -

• Highway development control

• Public rights of way

• Naming and numbering of streets

• The resolution of highway boundary disputes

• The timely investigation and response to customer enquiries and service requests

Represent the Council at internal and external meetings, groups and partnerships.

Engage and influence Elected Members and senior officers at the highest levels.

Develop and deliver development control services in accordance with statutory requirements laid down by the Town and Country Planning Act, ensuring that appropriate responses are made to the Local Planning Authority.

Ensure that suitable legal agreements are negotiated with developers to provide for the adoption of new highways and improvements to mitigate adverse impacts of developments in the borough.

Act as lead development control officer for the highway authority at planning committee and public inquiries as necessary to protect the Council’s interests

Oversee the management, maintenance and effective recording of public rights of way

We’re looking for someone with extensive experience of team management, highway design, development management, highway construction or developer‑funded highway schemes who enjoys working collaboratively to solve technical problems.

Whether your background is in local government, consultancy or highway construction, if you have experience with development control, public rights of way, highway agreements, highway design or the delivery of highway schemes we’d like to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the delivery of regeneration and housing developments across Walsall whilst playing a leading role in the future management and adoption of the borough’s highway network.

This is a varied role with customer services and partnership working at its heart. If you’re ready for your next challenge, we’re ready to hear from you!

Closing Date: 9th October 2026

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.