Job Description
3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• Barnet Council is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer (Highways & Transport Planning) to join the Development Control Team on a temporary basis.
• The role will support the Highways Development Control Manager in delivering highways development control activities, acting as a statutory consultee on planning applications with transport implications, and overseeing highway works from pre-application stage through to adoption.
• This is a hybrid role, based at Colindale Offices, and will play a key part in stakeholder engagement, service growth, and the identification and securing of sustainable third-party income.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Support the Highways Development Control Manager in the delivery of highways and development control functions.
• Act as statutory consultee on planning applications with transport and highways impacts.
• Provide pre-application advice to developers and internal stakeholders on highways and transport matters.
• Assess and approve construction management plans, travel plans, and transport assessments.
• Authorise and monitor highway works, ensuring compliance with legislation, standards, and council policies.
• Manage highways aspects of planning applications, legal agreements (e.g. S106), and highways adoption processes.
• Deputise for the Highways Development Control Manager as required.
• Support service growth through an integrated “One Stop Shop” highways development approach, including identification and securing of third-party income.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with planning officers, developers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and review of highways development control policies and procedures within Planning Services.
• Ensure high standards of customer service and effective stakeholder communication at all times.
Skills/Experience:
• Significant experience in highways development control and transport planning, ideally within a local authority environment.
• Strong knowledge of planning and highways legislation, standards, and guidance.
• Experience assessing and managing planning applications with transport impacts.
• Proven ability to provide pre-application highways advice and manage complex development proposals.
• Experience with highway works authorisation, legal agreements, and adoption processes.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external partners.
• Experience contributing to service growth, income generation, or commercial activities is desirable.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Additional Information:
• The closing date: 08/01/2026.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Location: Colindale Offices, London (NW9 4EW)
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Hybrid conditions.
Requirements
• Significant experience in highways development control and transport planning, ideally within a local authority environment. • Strong knowledge of planning and highways legislation, standards, and guidance. • Experience assessing and managing planning applications with transport impacts. • Proven ability to provide pre-application highways advice and manage complex development proposals. • Experience with highway works authorisation, legal agreements, and adoption processes. • Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external partners. • Experience contributing to service growth, income generation, or commercial activities is desirable. • Strong organisational, analytical, and decision-making skills.