Description | Salary £39,513 - £44,711 Per annum | Permanent |Full Time 37 hours per week | Bamber Bridge Preston | International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship About Us Encompassing 12 district authority areas Lancashire County Council is the fourth largest local authority in England. Acting as both the Local Highway and Traffic Authority the County Council's Highways Service is responsible for maintaining the safe and effective use of its highways. As part of that role the Highway Service examines in excess of 5000 planning applications annually. The Role We are looking for a highly motivated person with significant technical experience of working in the field of development control, highways safety or highways transportation. Representing the Council at a senior level the Development Control Engineer post holder will lead and manage a small technical team providing transport advice and support on highway development control matters to Local Planning Authorities, Developers and other stakeholders, delivering both pre-application highway advice and formal highway responses to planning consultations. The role will involve attending meetings and undertaking site visits. Consequently the successful applicant will be required to hold a valid driving licence and will need to have a motor vehicle available for use on official journeys, which are reimbursed via expenses. You will be working within a well-established, organised team where you will be supported and allowed to build on your existing knowledge and skills and actively encouraged to realise your full potential. This post is a permanent full-time position (37 hours per week) with the primary office base at Bamber Bridge, although flexible working is available. The Benefits We value our staff as individuals and aim to help them achieve their full potential. We offer a work environment that encourages staff engagement, team working and problem solving, and we recognise the importance and benefits of an excellent work life balance. In return for your passion and expertise we offer a generous benefits package. These are just a few of the benefits you could enjoy: Flexible working hours (based on a standard 37 hour working week) along with opportunities for agile working. Extremely generous Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions. Great Holiday Entitlement: 26 days annual leave entitlement rising to 32 days after five years' continuous service. Bank holidays and 2 additional fixed days during the Christmas and New Year period. Lifestyle benefits and discounts on anything from electrical goods to car leasing through the vivup benefits scheme. Family friendly employer: Help to balance family commitments, including generous maternity leave, paternity leave and support for working carers, adoption and parental leave. Paid travel expenses. For further information on this interesting and rewarding post please contact Ray Bennett on 01772 531182 or via e-mail at: developeras@lancashire.gov.uk Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description and Person Specification