Gloucestershire County Council
Highways Development Officer
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Gloucestershire County Council Job
Job Title
Highways Development Officer
Job Location
Shire Hall, Block 5, 5th Floor
Salary
£37,280 - £40,777 per annum
Hours per Week
37.00
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
06/09/2026
Job Requisition Number
14632
This post is not open to job share
About The Team & Role
The Highways Development Management Team at Gloucestershire County Council is a statutory consultee for planning applications across the county. Through our role in the planning process, we help deliver Gloucestershire's ambition for carbon-neutral growth while ensuring the highway network remains safe, sustainable and fit for the future.
We are seeking an experienced, proactive and forward-thinking Senior Highways Development Management Officer to join our team. As a senior member of the service, you will play a key role in assessing residential, commercial and strategic development proposals, providing expert highway and transportation advice, and helping to shape communities that are safe, connected and sustainable.
You will work closely with planning authorities, developers, consultants, elected members and local communities to ensure that new developments:
- Promote and enhance active travel opportunities, including walking, wheeling and cycling.
- Support Gloucestershire's climate change and decarbonisation objectives.
- Deliver safe and efficient transport networks for all users.
- Mitigate development impacts on the highway network.
- Create sustainable, accessible and resilient places that contribute positively to the county.
About You
You will ideally be an experienced highways or transportation professional with a strong technical background and a proven ability to exercise sound professional judgement. You will be comfortable managing complex caseloads, negotiating with developers and consultants, and representing the Highway Authority's position at planning committees.
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As a senior officer, you will also provide guidance and support to colleagues, helping to maintain high professional standards across the team and contributing to service improvements.
Ideally you will have experience in highways development management, transport planning, highway engineering or a related discipline in addition to excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and explain complex technical matters clearly.
Experience of assessing Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, highway layouts and development proposals, strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret technical data and evidence would be beneficial.
A commitment to Gloucestershire County Council's values and behaviours and a passion for delivering positive outcomes for communities would be essential.
You will hold a minimum of an ONC or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Highway Engineering, Transport Planning or a related discipline with suitable compensatory experience.
About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
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Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: Highways Development Officer Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have the right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
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