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Job Description - Development Control Engineer

Development Control Engineer
  • Location: Manchester
  • Job Type: Full-time, Hybrid (2 flexible days in the office)
  • Hourly rate: £35-£40 per hour umbrella
  • Length of role: Initial 3-6 months

Join our Highways Development Control (HDC) team in Manchester, a city with ambitious plans for sustainable growth. As a Development Control Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting the HDC team, ensuring all developments are safe, accessible, and mitigate any impact on the highway network and its users.

Day-to-day of the role:
  • Assess planning applications, including Condition Discharge submissions, under relevant legislation, policy, and guidance, providing technical responses as an Engineer / Planning Application Assessor within the Highways Development Control Team.
  • Manage a diverse caseload of planning applications, including strategic major developments, ensuring high-quality technical responses and maintaining communication with the Planning Authority.
  • Act as a senior support and point of reference for colleagues across Highways and the wider Council.
  • Engage in stakeholder support, influence, and negotiation with both private and public clients, external stakeholders, including Transport for Greater Manchester and developers.
  • Undertake quality assurance by reviewing design information and reports.
  • Engage developers in pre-application discussions, offering technical guidance and influencing outcomes.
  • Provide input into the review and updates of local highway policies and technical guidance.
  • Negotiate with developers to secure new or improved highways infrastructure through appropriate legal highway agreements and planning conditions.
  • Maintain a close working relationship with the Planning Team and wider Highways Service.
  • Support fellow officers at Planning Committee and assist in stakeholder relationships with Ward Members.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Significant experience within a highways environment, particularly in Development Control, including the review of or input into planning submissions.
  • Minimum of an HNC / Degree in a relevant Planning / Highways discipline.
  • Chartered/Incorporated Engineer or Membership of a relevant Institution is advantageous.
  • Strong ability to manage relationships and provide expert advice.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
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