Development Management Engineer

Essex Highways; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days i

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking an enthusiastic Engineer to join the Development Management team on the Essex Highways Integrated Services contract. The role focuses on leading technical assurance of developer-designed schemes, ensuring adoption of highway works and compliance with statutory requirements.

You will manage design interfaces, liaise with stakeholders, attend meetings, and keep abreast of Highway Act 1980 and CDM 2015 requirements while using MS Office tools daily.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent high‑level qualification in highways or civil engineering.
• Experience in designing and approving highway works for adoption by the Highway Authority.
• Knowledge of Highway Act 1980 and CDM 2015 and related statutory processes.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical assurance of developer‑designed highway schemes.
• Collaborate with Essex County Council and Local Planning Authority.
• Agree designs and ensure planning conditions are met.
• Attend and chair meetings; respond to site and design queries.

Skills

Highways design

Technical Assurance

Stakeholder liaison

Microsoft Office

CDM 2015

Highways Act 1980

Education

Degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Ringway Jacobs is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Engineer to join our Development Management team, working on the Essex Highways Integrated Services contract in partnership with Essex County Council.

The key purpose of the role is to apply your skills to lead and undertake Technical Assurance of developer-designed schemes, providing a first-class service delivering the planned works and ensuring that the challenges of delivering the vision and priorities of the County Council/Essex Highways are met.

The Role

• Ensure design and construction of Developer’s highway infrastructure works (both new highway and improvements to the existing highway) are acceptable to the Highway Authority for adoption as public highway and maintainable at the public expense.
• For all highway works associated with new developments.
• Assist the Highway Authority with consultations with the Local Planning Authority for proposed developments.
• Agree detailed designs and ensure planning permission conditions/obligations are met.
• Attend/Chair Meetings.
• Answer site queries / design queries in a timely manner.
• Extensive stakeholder liaison (both internal and external).
• Have obtained a Degree, HNC, or equivalent high-level qualification, or have experience in highways.
• Have a knowledge of, and experience in, managing the design and implementation of highway aspects of major development proposals including statutory processes involved with these activities.
• Can demonstrable knowledge of national guidance, legislation and regulations relating to design and implementation of highway schemes. In particular, expertise in the Highway Act 1980 and CDM 2015 is required.
• Have a knowledge and application of Health and Safety legislation.
• Are Conversant with Microsoft applications – Word, Excel and Power Point.

Benefits

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.