Estate Roads Engineer

• This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home or from one of our offices
• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Take on a leading role withing a small, supportive team
• Permanent contract, 37 hours per week

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. You will be joining our team as an Estate Roads Engineer.

Our busy Highways Development Management team provides advice on a variety highways and transportation matters, working with developers to find solutions which unlock new housing and economic development. We’re passionate and committed to transforming our communities by enabling high quality development which is safe and accessible; working to create desirable places for people to live and work as part of Somerset’s ambitious growth plans.

Working as part of a team of about twenty people in the Highways Development Management function, your day-to-day work will involve:

•    In line with the process of granting planning consent, you will assist the principal engineer in checking and reviewing the proposed layout of new estate roads that will be build by developers as per of new development proposals (such as new housing estates, business parks, retail and employment areas. Post planning consent you will be responsible for bringing these sites forward for adoption under Section 38 of the Highways Act 1980.
•    Working with the planning authority and developers to make sure that road layouts are appropriate and comply with safety and accessibility standards and technical guidance.
•    Ensuring that developers have appropriate financial cover in place and will process the legal agreements and licenses necessary to enable construction to go ahead.
•    Getting involved in a wide range of new developments, from small sites through to major enterprise zones and large extensions to our main towns, including Taunton’s new garden communities.

This is a fantastic chance to develop your career and play a part in some of the most exciting development Somerset has to offer.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

•    Have knowledge and experience of highways and transport technical issues.
•    Are approachable and able to communicate with people at all levels.
•    Have an engineering or other relevant technical or professional qualification.
Having demonstrable experience in the design or audit of new highway layouts would be beneficial.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary for the role is Grade 11, ranging from £31,586 to £35,235 per annum

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Jon Fellingham on 01823 356298 or email jon.fellingham@somerset.gov.uk

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you!