Development Team Leader

Role Purpose

BCP Council seeks a highly motivated Team Leader for the New Development Team. The role oversees the assessment, approval, and delivery of highway works associated with new developments across the city, ensuring safe, high‑quality and compliant infrastructure through Section 278 and Section 38 agreements.

• Lead and manage the New Development Team, ensuring effective coordination, technical assessment and delivery of developer‑funded highway works.
• Oversee the preparation, negotiation and progression of Section 278 and Section 38 legal agreements and the associated technical approvals.
• Manage inspections of highway works and ensure construction aligns with approved designs and safety requirements.
• Coordinate handover and adoption of completed highway infrastructure, ensuring all records and asset information are accurate.
• Liaise collaboratively with internal departments to ensure integrated and compliant scheme delivery.
• Provide technical advice, reports and updates to senior management and elected members.
• Contribute to policy development, guidance updates and annual review of highway standards.
• Represent the Council in court proceedings related to Highway Claims and Stopping‑Up the Highway under the Highways Act, providing specialist technical advice.
• Work with colleagues across Transport & Sustainable Travel and Planning Operations to provide specialist input to complex S106 developer negotiations.
• Lead the management of the Highway Records System, including the GIS subsystem and the council’s searches system.

• Experience working in civil engineering with a focus on highway design and/or traffic management schemes.
• Experience managing a team and partnering with external stakeholders.
• Experience analysing and interpreting complex information and taking authoritative action within a specialist service area.

• Knowledge of highway engineering techniques and relevant design standards.
• Strong leadership, personal and interpersonal skills.
• Experience drafting highway agreements, licences and stopping‑up requests.
• Resilience to change and ability to deliver quality within available resources.
• Strong communication, presentation and strategic thinking skills.
• Experience working in a political environment with awareness and tact.

• HNC in Civil Engineering discipline.
• Minimum Incorporated Membership of ICE, IHE, CILT, CIHT or an equivalent professional organisation.

• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship; candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
• Applicants will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.