Highways Development Control Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Waterman Aspen as a Highways Development Control Engineer in Birmingham. You will oversee major infrastructure projects, manage highway applications, and enhance your technical skills while benefiting from career development opportunities. This role is suitable for those seeking to develop within a diverse and supportive team.

Benefits

Paid subscription to a professional body

Career development and training

Exposure to industry practices

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license required for site visits.
• Experience in highway development control processes essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage highway applications related to S38, S111, S278 under the Highways Act 1980.
• Lead processing of planning applications to discharge highway planning conditions.
• Attend Planning Committee meetings and advise on highway matters.

Skills

Technical growth

Client support

Planning committee interaction

Job description

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Highways Development Control Engineer, Birmingham

Client: Waterman Aspen

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

27.05.2025

Expiry Date:

11.07.2025

Job Description:

Job title: Highways Development Control Engineer

Type: Contract

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location

Waterman Aspen is seeking engineers and technical specialists to work on major infrastructure projects and provide professional services across the UK on a secondment basis. Our clients include local authorities, consultancies, public bodies, and construction companies.

We focus on providing the right people with the right skills at the right time, supporting our colleagues from early careers to Chartered status and beyond. We prioritize mutual respect, dignity, mental health, wellbeing, family-friendly policies, social value, and net zero commitments. We are a Disability Confident and Real Living Wage Employer.

Join us to be part of our ambitious future. As a Highways Development Control Engineer in the West Midlands team, you will enjoy:

• A diverse client base to develop your skills
• Client support for your technical growth
• Exposure to industry practices to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Career development and training aligned with your professional or academic goals, supported by mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Managing highway applications related to highway development control, including S38, S111, S278 applications under the Highways Act 1980
• Leading the processing of planning applications to discharge highway planning conditions
• Attending Planning Committee meetings, pre-application and planning meetings, and advising on highway matters related to planning applications
• A full UK driving license, as site visits are required