Engineer

Job Description

Job Title : Engineer
Job Category : Technical
Location : Caledfryn, Denbighshire County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £14.26

To assist the Senior Engineer to deliver an efficient highways development control function. To help facilitate development whilst meeting the Council’s statutory obligations in regard to road safety, active travel and maintaining the free flow of traffic. To assist in the delivery of the strategic transport planning function.

1. Provide pre-application advice on highway design issues to developers and their agents, to agree the scope of Transport Assessments and Transport Statements and request traffic surveys where necessary to help in the assessment of development proposals.
2. Assess the geometric layout of highway design proposals submitted as part of planning applications in accordance with relevant design standards and guidance such as Manual for Streets; TAN 18 and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
3. Provide formal written comments to the Planning Development Management team as part of the statutory consultation for planning applications and provide advice as required.
4. Attend meetings with developers, the general public, elected members, town and community councils and other interested parties, as required, and represent the Highway Authority as necessary as part of the planning consultation process.
5. Assess, give feedback, and provide final approval for detailed construction drawings and specifications provided by developers, and consultants acting on their behalf, for works covered by Section 38 and/or Section 278 agreements.
6. Supervise construction works to ensure they are carried out in accordance with the approved design drawings and construction specifications as part of Section 38 and/or Section 278 agreements.
7. Appraise Transport Assessments and Transport Statements submitted as part of planning applications to ensure that they provide a robust evaluation of the potential impact of development proposals.
8. Attend the Council’s Planning Committee, when required, to answer any questions the Committee might have in regarding to the impact of a development on the highway network.
9. Provide written professional evidence to support the Highway Authority at Planning Appeals and to attend Planning Appeals as necessary.
10. Provide assistance to the Senior Engineer (Development Control) and to the Legal Department regarding any details required in the drafting of Section 38 and Section 278 agreements.
11. Liaise with other internal teams to seek views on more specialised issues such as traffic signal design or public transport provision.
12. Supervise tests required as part of both the design and construction process to ensure that they are carried out in accordance with standard industry processes. Examples of these tests include CBR tests and percolation tests.
13. Prepare Traffic Regulation Orders in liaison with the Council’s Legal team, including the preparation of schedules and consultation with stakeholders in accordance with statutory requirements.
14. Provide assistance to the Senior Engineer and Section Manager to identify and develop the transport requirements for strategic plans and regeneration proposals.
15. Operate and maintain the Council’s transport planning software such as TRICS, TEMPRO and JUNCTIONS.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline