Highways Development Engineer
3 days work from home
Location: Romform, Essex
Salary: Up to £48,000 + Benefits
We are working with a well-established infrastructure and transportation consultancy to recruit a Development Management Engineer to support the delivery of major development and highway projects across Essex.
This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in assessing and approving highway infrastructure associated with residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. The successful candidate will collaborate with developers, planning authorities, design teams, and stakeholders to ensure schemes meet required technical, safety, and adoption standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highways professional seeking a varied role combining technical review, stakeholder engagement, and project management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Review and assess proposed highway infrastructure works submitted by developers to ensure they comply with authority requirements and are suitable for future public adoption.
Provide technical input on development proposals and support planning consultations relating to transport and highway matters.
Evaluate detailed design submissions and monitor progress to ensure planning obligations and approval requirements are achieved.
Lead and participate in meetings with developers, consultants, contractors, local authorities, and other key stakeholders.
Respond to technical and construction-related enquiries throughout the project lifecycle.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with both internal teams and external partners.
Ensure appropriate highway and statutory procedures are followed throughout scheme delivery.
Coordinate the preparation and progression of legal agreements relating to highway adoption and development works.
Offer professional advice and guidance to elected members, local councils, community representatives, and members of the public on highway-related matters.
Support senior team members in the delivery of departmental objectives and provide cover when required.Requirements To be considered for this position, you should possess:
A Degree, HNC, HND, or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Highway Engineering, Transportation, or a related discipline, or significant relevant industry experience.
Experience overseeing highway elements of development schemes from design review through to imple...
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