Development Control Engineer Industry: Civil Engineering Location: Isle of Wight Hours: 40 hours per week (flexible/ hybrid - Mondays & Fridays will be office based) Days: Monday - Friday Duration: Temp to Perm ( may be Permanent from the outset for the right candidate) Duties: Liaison with the local authority planning department, external organisations, developers and the public to provide pre-application highways advice, Processing and assessment of the highways elements of planning applications, including undertaking site visits, working to deadlines, Attend committee meetings and planning appeals, Processing and assessment of Highway Agreement applications, Management of detailed records for all schemes including legal and financial agreements, Technical review and analysis of existing network capacity and safety, Assist in the maintained of highway adoption, highways search and street naming/numbering processes. Ensure adherence to highways regulations and health and safety standards. Experience: Must have previous experience in Highways or Planning Development Control/ Design including knowledge of the Highways Act, CDM legislation and management of teams and works. A degree level qualification in Planning, Civil Engineering or related subject is preferred. Must be able to work well as part of a team with high level communication skills Must also be able to work to deadlines as well as be flexible with duties and have the ability to work on own initiative. Must have a full driver’s license. Salary: £20.19 per hour worked ( may be flexible for the right candidate) By submitting your CV to WP Recruitment & HR Ltd, you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/ If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies. If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .