Principal Development Engineer – Job Summary
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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
Pay Range
* Job Title: Principal Development Engineer
* Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 5th Floor
* Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 + (5% market rate supplement) per annum
* Hours per Week: 37.00
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Closing Date: 18/01/2026
* Job Requisition Number: 10363
* This post is not open to job share
About The Team And Role
Come and join our friendly Highways Development Management Team in the beautiful county of Gloucestershire. We are responsible for ensuring developer‑led infrastructure and new highways are designed and constructed to the highest standards.
We need a Principal Development Engineer to take on a senior role primarily undertaking technical audits for section 278 and section 38 agreements.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate your experience as a competent Highways/Civil Engineer, capable of working autonomously and possessing strong technical and engineering acumen. You will need to be personable and professional, with a proven track record of providing robust technical solutions to complex engineering problems. You may be a design engineer ready for a new challenge or a civil engineer with experience in highways maintenance, scheme delivery or other areas within the Highway Engineering sector.
About Us
We are committed to investing in your development and operate flexible times and ways of working, so you may be out meeting partners anywhere within the region, working on your laptop in one of our offices or staff cafés in the heart of the City Centre or working from home.
As you’d expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding.
Benefits
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* 25.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years continuous service
* Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part‑time staff)
* Family‑friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
* Career development and qualification opportunities
* Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
* In‑house Occupational Health service
* Employee discount scheme
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
* Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, DNet (disability) network and the Young Employees Network
How To Apply
If you believe that this is your kind of environment, and you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
For an informal discussion about the role or how your skills set may match ours, please contact Hen Abbott on 01452 426645 or hen.abbott@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Closing date 18th January 2026. Short‑listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview week commencing 26th January 2026.
Additional information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: Principal Development Engineer-Job Profile.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Other
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
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