Senior Highway Adoption and Agreement Engineer

Opus People Solutions are hiring for a Senior Highway Adoption and Agreement Engineer within a Local Authority client based in Northamptonshire.

The role is 37.5 hours per week, offering vastly remote working, and £35.10 Umbrella per day umbrella (£25.57 PAYE), with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of what the position involves below:

• Providing expert professional highway engineering advice to all parties regarding the highway implications of development and managing a team that delivers such services
• Responsible for the co-ordination and management of all highway development management functions including expert highway and engineering advice on planning applications, road adoption and / or highway works agreements to the Council, Councillors, colleagues within other Council disciplines and developers
• Negotiate with and secure funding from developers, where appropriate, as part of the planning and agreement processes, to support and deliver the Council's policies and strategies as may be adopted or promoted by the Council or Government
• Prepare and issue advice on new streets / prospectively adoptable roads within new developments and provide statutory highway and transport related consultation responses to planning applications and all that this entails including site visits, consideration and any other matters relating to the planning consultation process including preparation of evidence for planning appeals and appearance as expert witness at public inquiries

The ideal candidate will have:

• Professional Engineering qualification or equivalent related continual professional development
• Good experience of the application of highway engineering and/or planning policies in the town and country planning process
• Ability to understand Section 278/38 and Section 106 Agreements used in relation to Developments
• Ability to grasp and explain complex issues and deal sympathetically with sensitive issues
• Ability to think and work at a strategic level, and understand the impact of decision making on communities and the environment
• Proven negotiations skills with colleagues, private, public, voluntary sector partners and community interests
• Previous experience within Local Government

If this role is of interest to you, please submit a copy of your CV and a mobile number.