Highways Engineer

As part of an award-winning planning team, you would play a vital role in supporting the wider service in delivering high quality and sustainable developments. With our track record of success, and with momentum firmly established in the Borough, it is an exciting time to join our ambitious and dynamic team. The post will involve providing professional engineering and transport planning advice on a wide range of planning applications, preliminary enquiries and feasibility studies and assisting in the delivery of highway infrastructure for approved schemes. This involves assessing the impact of development proposals on the operation of the highway network and user safety, reviewing the design of schemes, negotiating development-related highway mitigation and improvements, ensuring compliance with relevant Planning Policy, Council Objectives, Standards and Guidelines and working with colleagues on the delivery of highway infrastructure.

We are looking for a Highways Engineer who has substantial experience working in the field of Development Management. This could include experience working in a combination of public and private sector roles. You will be a Member of a relevant organisation (e.g. CILT or IHE) and have demonstrable experience dealing with a wide range of highway matters, particularly proposals for urban regeneration, large scale applications, complex and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) developments.

An innovative, inspiring, accessible, diverse and welcoming place to work. We are a fast paced, friendly, and experienced team who now require new team members to join us in supporting the Councils Corporate Plan and make a significant contribution towards the performance and achievements of the team.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.