Principal Highways Development Officer

Are you looking to join a progressive and dynamic local government organisation in Gloucestershire? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you!

Our client is looking for Transport Professionals and Engineers with some experience and with a background in Highways Development Management, who will quickly understand the Gloucestershire context and can display their expertise and solid professional experience in achieving ambitious targets.

The successful candidate will provide timely advice and recommendations to the Local Planning Authority making sure that the Highways Authority’s position is clearly represented. Provide direction and guidance to less experienced colleagues within Highways Development Management, so as to provide a proactive, effective and cost-efficient service.

Provide a Highways Development Management perspective to the development of policy and strategy for the Local Transport Plan, and the Highway Authority. Facilitate economic sustainable development within the County in the context of the organisations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in pre-application discussions with Planning Officers, developers and consultants as appropriate.
• Provide HDM advice on the need for, and scope of, Transportation Assessments, Transportation Statements and Travel Plans, and to undertake an assessment of these documents when submitted in support of planning applications.
• Provide appropriate recommendations on highways and transport issues within agreed timelines to District planning authorities in response to consultation on planning applications including mitigation and developer contributions.
• Represent the Highways Authority at County and District Planning Committee meetings, and other stakeholder meetings, and site visits, to provide highways and transport advice in relation to planning applications and Local Plan spatial growth options.
• Negotiate Section 106 financial contributions to strategic infrastructure that supports the objectives of the Local Transport Plan.
• Instruct the Major Projects team concerning the design and delivery of Section 106 funded schemes.
• Instruct Legal officers to prepare and enter into legal agreements with 3rd party developers.
• Commission supporting services from transport consultants.
• Establish and maintain appropriate professional working relations with Elected Members.
• Prepare evidence and present the highway authorities case at planning appeals or Public Inquiries.
• Train and mentor junior members of staff.
• Line manage the development coordinator’s and technicians within your geographic areas of responsibility.

Personal Requirements:

• Substantial experience in a public or private organisation dealing with Highways development management issues.
• Substantial experience in Highways Planning and Development legislation.
• Experience of public presentation at planning committees and planning hearings.
• Experience of negotiating complex legal agreements.
• Experience of engineering design standards.
• Experience of using transport modelling applications.
• Experience of preparing reports for technical appraisal and public review.
• Degree in Civil Engineering, or relevant degree with compensatory knowledge, abilities and skill.

Working Hours:9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Salary:£51,356.00 per annum