Assistant Engineer | Development Control | Highways

Salary: £36,363 - £40,777 per annum | 37 hours per week | Permanent, Full time | Assistant Engineer, Development Control, Highways

Role: Grade 8 Assistant Engineer (Development Control)

Pay award pending.

Main Office base: Highways Depot, Widow Hill Road, Burnley

Flexible Working Available.

International Sponsorship: this role is not open to international sponsorship.

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 highway network. As part of that role the Highway Service examines in excess of 5000 planning applications annually.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with significant technical experience of working in the field of development control, highways safety or highways transportation. The post holders will use their knowledge and skills to provide professional highway advice, guidance and support to local planning authorities, developers and other stakeholders on the highway and transport implications of development, identifying issues and potential solutions.

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. The role will involve attending meetings and undertaking site visits. Consequently the successful applicants will be required to hold a valid driving licence and will need to have a motor vehicle available for use on official journeys, where travel expenses will be paid.

This post is a permanent full-time position (37 hours per week) with the primary office base being at Widow Hill Road, Burnley, although flexible working is available.

• 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.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

For further information on this interesting and rewarding post please contact Rob Hancock on or contact us via e-mail at: d