We are seeking to recruit a Principal Engineer to work alongside a Lead Engineer within the Major Developments Team. The successful applicant will have extensive UK design experience and will be responsible for securing legal agreements (including s.278, s.38 and s.106), ensuring proposals maintain highway safety, secure improvements and sustainable means of access, maintain and improve the highway environment for all users and preserve the amenity of existing highway users from the impact of any proposed development.
Duties will include :
- To assess and comment on all aspects of design associated with proposed highways layouts, modifications and engineering improvements submitted as part of the planning and development process in relation to their suitability for agreement/adoption under the highways act.
- To liaise with colleagues and provide advice to developers, engineers and contractors to ensure the best outcome in relation to detailed designs concerning highways geometry, surfacing street lighting maintenance and drainage, to ensure adoptable standards are met.
- To oversee and inspect the construction of new highway to serve development as well as works that are required off site to be delivered as part of formal s106, s278 and or s.38 agreements
- To provide timely specialist technical advice to Councillors, senior management, other professional teams/working groups and the public on allocated projects and services. This may include expert professional evidence at public inquiries.
- Provide timely advice to developers and colleagues in respect of highway development management aspects of new development proposals.
Additionally, if you have the focus to work towards Incorporated / Chartered Engineer member status we can provide support.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Skills Required
- Extensive UK highways design experience
- Knowledge and experience with legal agreements s.278, s.38 and s.106
- Ability to assess highways layouts, geometry, surfacing, street lighting and drainage to adoptable standards
- Experience overseeing and inspecting construction of new highways and off-site works under s.106/s.278/s.38 agreements
- Ability to provide specialist technical advice and expert professional evidence at public inquiries
- Experience liaising with developers, engineers, contractors and internal stakeholders
- Willingness to work towards Incorporated/Chartered Engineer status (support provided)
What We Do
Waterman Aspen is a UK-based engineering specialist secondment company and division of an international engineering consultancy. It employs multidisciplinary engineers and technical specialists and places them with public-sector clients and consultant partners across the UK. Its services support infrastructure and related projects, including traffic, highways, civil, structural, water, environmental, rail, utilities, streetworks and other engineering disciplines through flexible, project-aligned placements.
