Senior Highway Development Manager
4 days ago
Leeds City Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Highway Development Engineer to join our Transport Development Services Team. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in assessing the transport and highways impacts of development proposals, ensuring safe and sustainable development in Leeds.
About the RoleThis is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of development projects, from significant developments to local plans and design briefs. You will be responsible for supervising a team, responding to consultations, and generating and evaluating potential options and solutions to transport-related problems.
Key Responsibilities- Support the Principal Highways Development Engineer in the detailed organisation and administration of staff.
- Deputising for the Principal Highways Development Engineer and/or Project Managers when necessary.
- Respond to consultations and requests for highways development management advice.
- Monitor progress against targets.
- Generate and evaluate potential options and solutions to transport-related problems using traffic models and other analytical tools where appropriate.
- Evaluate existing and potential future transport solutions for development areas and contribute to workshops dealing with the regeneration of the City.
- Liaise with other Council services and outside agencies on development matters.
- Attend formal and informal meetings with Elected Members and members of the public.
- Prepare and present reports for decisions by Elected Member and delegated officers.
- Prepare and present evidence for public inquiries and hearings.
- Undertake site visits to assess development proposals.
- Prepare inputs to Planning/Development Briefs and the Local Plan/LDF process.
- Represent the authority at site visits with members and other meetings to discuss and negotiate in respect of development management (highways and transportation).
- To support the management and monitoring of project budgets and risk.
- To prepare project briefings, reports, press releases and responses to letters and enquiries.
- A degree or equivalent level qualification relevant to transport planning / civil engineering.
- A post graduate qualification in transport planning / civil engineering and / or an accredited professional qualification is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to interpret corporate visions and values and put into practice through agreed policies and strategies.
- Ability to contribute to change programmes, improve service quality and support culture that drives up standards and performance.
- An ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems.
- High degree of numeracy able to understand and critically interpret the outputs of transport and traffic models.
- Ability to prioritise workloads to meet often conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to prepare and present Panel and Board reports.
- Ability to prepare appeal statements and present evidence at hearings and public inquiries.
- Able to communicate and present detailed issues clearly and succinctly both in writing and verbally.
- Knowledge of transport planning and the latest policy developments and innovations related to the duties of the post.
- Knowledge of the principles of highways and traffic engineering design and standards.
- Understanding of the highways and road traffic legislation and regulations as they relate to Planning and the management of developments.
- Demonstrable experience in a planning, transport or engineering role relevant to the duties of this post.
- Experienced in supervising and developing staff.
- Experience of relevant project working within local authority, public or business sector organisations.
- Experience in assessment of planning applications and/or transport/development proposals.
- A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays.
- Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements.
- A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities.
- A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further.
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