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Senior Technical Approval Engineer

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full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ipswich • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £40,777 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Join our Transport Strategy – NSIP and Technical Team, where you will play a vital role in shaping Suffolk’s infrastructure.
  • Work within a small Development Management Technical Approval and Supervision Team which approves and inspects highway works in relation to residential and industrial developments.
  • Ensure that the works are designed in accordance with national and Suffolk County Council (SCC) design and specifications and that records for improvement and adoption of highways are completed and recorded on the relevant database.
  • Lead a team of up to 3 Engineers and Technicians / Apprentices managing their workload, output and training.
  • Respond to applications for s38 and s278 agreements in respect of compliance with layout and construction and technically approve all aspects of highway infrastructure necessary to deliver developments within Suffolk.
  • Negotiate with developers to agree appropriate technical solutions on all highway matters to ensure that the proposed layouts and construction of estate roads, comply with SCC guidance.
  • Support colleagues responding to statutory planning application responses.

Requirements

  • knowledge of all aspects of highway design and construction and relevant sections of Highways Act
  • the ability to solve complex and wide-ranging problems and be a confident communicator with strong verbal and written skills
  • to be able to interpret drawings, specifications and technical documentation
  • experience in line management as you'll lead a small team of Engineers.
Benefits
  • up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
  • membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
  • performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
  • training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
  • a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
  • diverse and active staff networks
  • flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
highway designhighway constructiontechnical approvalproblem solvingdrawing interpretationspecification interpretationtechnical documentation
Soft Skills
communicationverbal skillswritten skillsteam leadership