Engineer

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council is seeking an experienced highway engineer to lead on Section 38 and Section 278 highway agreements for new developments. The role focuses on delivering developer-funded highway works, coordinating with developers, consultants and internal teams to ensure designs meet Council standards and are delivered on time.

You will review planning applications, assess transport statements and travel plans, and provide specialist advice on highway design and sustainable transport.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway design, development management and the delivery of highway schemes.
• Experience with highway agreements (Section 38/278) and related matters.
• Ability to work with developers, consultants and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day advice on highway and development constraints and opportunities.
• Prepare, negotiate and administer Section 38/278 highway agreements with Legal Services.
• Provide cost estimates for highway works associated with development proposals.
• Negotiate with developers to maximise contributions for highway infrastructure.
• Review planning applications and assess Transport Assessments, Statements and layouts.
• Appraise technical information: junction capacity, transport modelling, road safety audits.

Skills

Highway design

Development management

Highway construction

Developer-funded schemes

Highways agreements

Job description

We're looking for an experienced highway engineer to join our Highways Development Control team in a specialist role leading on Section 38 and Section 278 highway agreements associated with new development. Please note: whilst the attached Job Description is a generic Senior Engineer profile used across the Highways Development Control service, this vacancy is specifically focused on Section 38 and Section 278 agreements and the delivery of developer-funded highway works. Working closely with developers, consultants, contractors and internal teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring highway infrastructure associated with new developments is designed, approved and delivered to the Council's standards. The post holder will take day-to-day responsibility for:

• Providing day-to-day advice on highway and development constraints and opportunities across the Borough.
• Preparing, negotiating and administering Section 38, Section 278 and related highway agreements in liaison with Legal Services, including supporting Section 106 highway matters where required.
• Providing cost estimates for highway works associated with development proposals and legal agreements.
• Negotiating with developers and their consultants to maximise financial contributions towards highway and transport infrastructure required to mitigate the impacts of development.
• Reviewing and assessing planning application consultations ranging from small-scale developments to major regeneration schemes, including the assessment of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and highway layouts.
• Appraising technical information submitted to the Highway Authority, including junction capacity assessments, transport modelling, road safety audits, network impact assessments and equality considerations, before making recommendations.
• Reviewing highway designs, geometric layouts, drainage proposals and construction details associated with developer-funded highway schemes.
• Providing professional advice to developers, consultants and colleagues on highway design, construction, active travel and sustainable transport matters.
• Attending pre-application meetings, planning meetings and Development Team meetings to provide specialist highway advice.
• Working closely with Planning, Legal Services, Highway Operations and Asset Management colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of development proposals.
• Supporting the supervision, delivery and eventual adoption of new highways and developer-funded highway infrastructure.
• Helping ensure the Council fulfils its statutory responsibilities relating to highway adoption, highway records and Public Rights of Way.

We're looking for someone with experience of 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 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 major 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!

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.

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., At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole - particularly your 'Supporting Information' - reflects your own voice.