Senior Highway Engineer (Development Control)

I am recruiting for a Highways Engineer (Development Control) with good experience in Development Control to join an international multi-disciplinary's Highways team working with Hertfordshire County Council to deliver a long term framework.

Your role will be to work with the DMI team and review designs and programmes of S278/38 road adoptions and other major highway improvement schemes across the County.

You will need to have a solid Highway Engineering or Transport Planning background, preferably from within a Local Authority.

Highway Engineer Responsibilities

• Significant highway design experience, ideally working on behalf of a local authority although working for a private sector developer would also be beneficial.
• Experience in providing professional and technical advice with highways Section 278 and Section 38 Agreement works, involving either preparation or review of developers' proposals for highway works and checking specifications for works on adopted highways or roads offered for adoption.
• Proven project management capabilities and desirable (although not essential) to have staff management experience.
• Prepared work programmes, costings and budget management/monitoring for highway schemes.
• Reviewed developers' method statements and traffic management proposals
• Experience of undertaking road safety audits at all appropriate stages of the scheme.
• Carried out site inspections during and following construction period, including preparation of remedial works and liaison with developers
• Reviewed Transport Assessments and other transport and highways related documents received as part of a planning application.
• Provided pre-application advice to developers on Transport and Highways matters.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree or Masters in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning)
• Professional accreditation, such as MICE or CIHT.

If interested in this position but require further information before formally applying, please contact Taylor Smith at Calibre Search Manchester

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