Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 25 November 2024
Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)
This role is subject to -
Qualification -
● Significant experience of working within a highway or construction environment - with a background in Development Control and technical assessment of planning applications
● Must hold a minimum of a HNC / HND in Engineering or another relevant subject, and have significant experience in Highways / Construction.
Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
Driving Licence – The successful candidate should hold a full clean driving licence as you will be required to drive a vehicle adhering to council regulations.
Manchester City Council is looking for an experienced professional to lead the City's Highways Development Control Team. The team supports the Planning Department in assessing planning applications for new developments, ranging from small local applications to large multi-million-pound developments reshaping this great City. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic Service within the Council delivering a variety of projects and programmes on behalf of the City to contribute to the ongoing growth, delivery, and development of the City Strategy
This role sits within the Highways Development side of Highway Services and as the Highway Authority, this role will focus on how new development impacts the highway and other surrounding areas. Key aims include ensuring developments promote sustainable travel and that the city is kept moving and accessible as it grows and develops. The role holder will have lead accountability for the Highway Service element of planning application assessment, also supporting developers and influencing planning applications at an early stage to shape the city in line with the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040.
This role involves blended/hybrid working. You may able to work from home or remotely some of the time, or for certain tasks or limited days or hours. For the remainder of the time, you will be required to work at council sites or offices. This will depend on your role’s responsibilities and your personal circumstances.
You must hold a HNC or HND in Civil Engineering (or other relevant equivalent subject) and have a significant and demonstrable experience of leading a team in a Highways / Transport / Engineering environment and be able to evidence training, qualifications and/or experience within Management and Leadership areas.
The post holder will act as a technical point of reference for the team and colleagues within and outside of the wider Highways Service. The post holder will work closely with colleagues in planning and strategic development, fostering and developing relationships and connections to ensure meaningful highways input at concept of minor and major growth developments across the city. Using our combined local knowledge and technical guidance to feed into new development like new or expanding schools, community developments, new housing estates and local amenities, providing support and advice on any issues. The post holder will represent the Council in respect of development control and will be responsible for the successful resolution of escalated issues.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.
We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
- We take time to listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.
If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
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What we will need from you if you’re successful
If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. As a guide, these may include:
- Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK
- References (Current and Previous employer)
- Qualification
- Evidence of driving licence
When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
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