Job Introduction
Job Title: Senior / Principal Highways Development Planner
Salary: £43,247 - £46,077 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Highways Development Management team and to shape future growth in Worcestershire.
The postholder will help to deliver ambitious highway schemes benefitting our residents and wider communities, including working on some of the largest developments in Worcestershire including new settlements and urban expansions, focused on sustainable growth across all modes.
The transport network of the County is critical to economic growth, with investment proposed and planned in the road network, rail stations and service connectivity plus active travel. The County already has a strong record of delivery, having invested in significant road improvements including dualling the A4440 around Worcester, delivering Worcestershire Parkway rail station and active travel infrastructure including Kepax bridge across the Severn.
The County is a diverse and vibrant mix of rural and urban communities, benefitting from the high-quality environment which Worcestershire offers. The major rivers of the Severn, Avon and Teme weave through the county, integral to our history, and shaping our landscape and growth proposals.
Working with closely with the Worcestershire Local Planning Authorities, the postholder will need to work across all aspects of the development process from pre-application discussion to condition discharge and post applications consents.
Proposals in the Worcestershire Local Plans include allocations of all sizes from ensuring a range of planning applications with many different considerations and challenges.
The role will also assist in shaping emerging Local Plans and associated infrastructure requirements, helping to take proposals from concept to reality.
We are looking for a transport professional to join the team, with an ambition to deliver growth proposals and develop their career. The successful candidate will be part of the Highways Development Management team at the County Council and will have worked in planning or transport planning and have experience of assessing the impact of planning applications, attendance at planning committee and giving evidence at appeals.
For further information please contact: Emily Barker: ebarker@worcestershire.gov.uk