Hybrid Senior Highways Engineer – Development Control Lead

Civic Recruitment Limited; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Bi-Weekly Pay

Major infrastructure projects

Senior technical role

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking a seasoned Principal Highways Engineer to provide leadership, technical guidance, and expert input across highways development control and infrastructure projects. You will lead planning consultations, review designs, and coordinate specialist consultants within a Local Authority context.

The role offers hybrid working, involvement in regeneration and major schemes across Halton and the City Region, and a clear path to senior technical leadership for an

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Highways Engineering, Transportation, or a related field.
• Chartered status or working towards it.
• Extensive experience in a highways engineering environment.
• Experience with regeneration and major infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Local Authority highways.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead response to planning application consultations with highways insights.
• Assess highway modelling and infrastructure design proposals.
• Coordinate the Council's highways development control procedures.
• Evaluate proposals from developers, consultants, contractors, and third parties.
• Ensure compliance of highway schemes with legislation, standards, and best practices.
• Prepare briefs and assist in the procurement, supervision, and management of specialist consultants.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to advance highways projects and infrastructure enhancements.
• Engage with developers, consultants, elected members, partner organizations, statutory bodies, and the public.
• Support the coordination of maintenance and infrastructure schemes across local and regional boundaries.
• Draft technical reports and recommendations for senior management, the executive board, and policy & performance boards.
• Attend meetings, hearings, consultations, and court proceedings as necessary.
• Act as a deputy for the Service Manager when required.
• Stay informed on current highways legislation, policy, and industry standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Report writing

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status or working towards it

Job description

Halton Borough Council is seeking a seasoned Principal Highways Engineer to provide leadership, technical guidance, and expert input across highways development control and infrastructure projects. You will lead planning consultations, review designs, and coordinate specialist consultants within a Local Authority context.

The role offers hybrid working, involvement in regeneration and major schemes across Halton and the City Region, and a clear path to senior technical leadership for an