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Principal Highway Development Management Engineer

Grafham Water Center

Huntingdon

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

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Job summary

A leading council in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Principal Highway Development Management Engineer to join their busy team. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the county’s ambitious growth agenda by leading assessments and providing expert advice on highway development proposals. This full-time position is perfect for an experienced engineer looking to influence key infrastructure decisions.

Benefits

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

Employee Recognition Awards

In-store and online discounts

Qualifications

Experience of highway development management.
Knowledge of highways legislation.
Ability to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

Lead assessment of development proposals and provide technical advice.
Negotiate developer-funded highway infrastructure.
Advise local planning authorities on highway aspects.

Skills

Highway design

Construction techniques

Drainage techniques

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Transport

Principal Highway Development Management Engineer

Cambridgeshire County Council is offering an opportunity for a principal engineer with highway development management experience to fulfill demanding roles in a busy team dealing with the challenges presented by an ambitious and wide-ranging growth agenda.

The team has one full-time and permanent position available, based at our Huntingdon Depot. The ability to travel to different locations is essential.

Place and Sustainability are at the forefront of making sure Cambridgeshire is open for business. The roles are based within the Highways & Transport service, which is responsible for leading on the development and delivery of key infrastructure and policy across Cambridgeshire, and is therefore pivotal to delivering on its long-term infrastructure and transport aspirations.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity, please contact Shane Luck, Highway Development Manager - shane.luck@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

What will you be doing?

The HDM team is responsible for informing, influencing, and advising upon the highway aspects of development proposals through the Council’s role as a statutory consultee for planning applications. An experienced principal engineer is required to lead on developing, promoting, and securing the County’s highway and transport objectives through the assessment of development proposals, providing professional and technical advice and support to local planning authorities, and identification and negotiation of developer-funded highway infrastructure.

About you

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent in a transport or Civil Engineering related discipline (or equivalent experience) together with experience of highway development management.

As well as being able to demonstrate wide experience of HDM/related highway discipline, you will have experience of highway design, construction, and drainage techniques, and a good working knowledge of highways legislation. You will understand the complexities of local government, be able to find solutions to complex problems, and have experience of working closely with Members and key stakeholders.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension, and mileage:

A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships, and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity, and inclusion network
Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live, with a diverse population, an urban center in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon, and St Ives, as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organization, and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate, inclusive, and diverse. If you think you could be a good candidate for this role, please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organized peer support groups, help us foster an inclusive, supportive, and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor trends to take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and when you join us. We encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details are in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Examples of adjustments could include additional time for assessments or printing documents on pastel-colored paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value discussing what might be possible to enable you to join and thrive with us.

Visit our jobs and careers section to learn more about our learning and development opportunities, apprenticeships, wellbeing package, staff benefits, and our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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