Engineer- Development Approvals (housing).

Reed, on behalf of Leicestershire council are looking to recruit for contract Engineer, to be involved in housing development approvals throughout the county, focussing specifically on the technical reviews of developer’s design submissions for the developer approval area.

Client: Leicestershire Council

Role: Engineer- Development Approvals (housing)

Location: WFH/Office

Length of Contract: 6 months

Day rate: £440 Umbrella

Hours per week: 37, Monday to Friday

Introduction:

We are experiencing a surge in work, with developers submitting detailed designs for new roads to be adopted by the Highway Authority. The process involves Section 38 and Section 278 agreements, and the team is under pressure due to the high volume of applications, which has led to delays and complaints from developers.

Engineer Duties:

Appraising submitted designs against local and national standards, liaising with developers' designers and consultants, and ensuring submissions reach a technically approvable standard.

The successful candidate will support the senior design engineer currently handling these appraisals

Communicating between all parties to ensure the best viable outcomes for the projects.

Coordinating with various inhouse/internal teams eg: structures. Street lighting etc.

Giving technical advice to Members, partners and stakeholders on programmes and projects to ensure appropriate communication and dialogue take place, including writing reports

To assist in the management of project teams, to ensure the effective and efficient provision of appropriate customer focused, high-quality services in accordance with County Council policies, Government and legislative requirements

Projects Information:

New build roads for new development sites

New builds from 50-2000 new homes

District and parish councils for public realms schemes to improve high street features

Active sites- large 100-200 dwellings

Lots of Late stages projects

Housing and section 278 for access

Candidate experience

Housing development approval experience

Experience in working within a local authority development environment

Strong communication and stakeholder experience

HNC or above qualification in Engineering

To be considered for this role, please forward an up-to-date CV.