Engineer (Development Liaison)

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council UK is seeking a professional to join their Development Team within Highways, contributing to projects that enhance the infrastructure of the beautiful Jurassic Coast area. This role involves providing technical advice and collaborating to promote sustainable transport initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess HNC/HND in civil engineering and relevant experience, ensuring robust contributions to local planning and design efforts.

Benefits

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive development programme

Support for continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of current highway design, Transport Assessments/Statements, and local planning legislation.
• Professional membership of a relevant body is desirable.
• Significant post-qualification experience in this field.

Responsibilities

• Provide highway and transport advice on planning applications.
• Conduct technical reviews and site visits.
• Develop practical transport initiatives for sustainable economic development.

Skills

Communication

Report Writing

Presentation Skills

Negotiation

Solution-Oriented Approach

Education

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Job description

Maintaining a great county for people to live, work, and visit depends on the infrastructure and environments that we improve and create. Join us, and you could play a major role in regenerating and developing key parts of this beautiful rural setting, home of the famous Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop and expand your existing knowledge, skills, and experience within a busy and varied highway engineering environment.

You will be joining the Development Team within Highways, a successful, supportive, and collaborative team with a wealth of experience.

The Highways Service is forward-thinking, continuously innovating how we offer our services and identifying opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and partners.

We prioritize support, learning, development, and wellbeing across our workforce. We also offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.

We are committed to supporting your continual professional development through a comprehensive development programme suitable for all career stages.

What You Can Expect To Be Doing

This diverse and exciting role includes providing specialist technical advice, coordinating activities with third parties to deliver a range of projects and/or services including:

• Providing highway and transport advice on planning applications
• Conducting technical reviews and site visits
• Developing innovative, practical transport initiatives to support sustainable economic development, housing growth, and local plans
• Collaborating with partners and organizations to promote sustainable and active travel and create safe, healthy, and people-friendly spaces
• Using negotiation skills to secure S106 contributions
• Representing the Council in various external forums as appropriate

About You

You will be educated to at least HNC/HND standard in civil engineering or a related field and possess experience and knowledge of current highway design, Transport Assessments/Statements, and local planning legislation, procedures, and techniques.

Professional membership of a relevant body is desirable, demonstrating your commitment to continuous professional development and significant post-qualification experience in this field.

You will have excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills, be prepared to represent the Council in various forums, and have a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to your work and team management.