Assistant Highways Development and Delivery Support Officer
Wokingham Borough Council is seeking an Assistant Highways Development and Delivery Support Officer to join their Highway Development Management team. The role involves advising on transport implications of development proposals, assessing planning applications, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies while providing high-quality responses to consultations.
Responsibilities
- To advise on the transport implications/highways impacts of development proposals at Pre-application and Full Application Stage
- To assess planning applications, including advising and making recommendations on their transportation implications regarding WBC Policy (such as the Wokingham Core Strategy and Local Transport Plan) and to the National Planning Policy reputed company
- To assist in reviewing traffic reputed company data and identity reputed company issues on the road network
- To assist in reviewing sustainable transport accessibility of new developments, parking layouts, loading bay provision, safety of new reputed company junctions, provision of traffic calming features, new pedestrian crossings and new footways/cycleways
- To advise on Transport Statements and Travel Plans presented in support of development proposals and carry out transport appraisals of development proposals
- To review Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPS), Delivery Servicing Plans (DSPs) and Parking Management Plans (PMPs) submitted in support of planning applications
- To reputed company high quality and timely responses to Planning Consultations
- To review Stage 1 Road Safety Audits and ensure that any road safety issues identified are resolved satisfactorily by the developer/designer
Skills
- Level 4 Qualification (eg HNC with 2+ years of relevant experience); Or a Bachelor's degree
- Working towards membership of a relevant professional body (CIHT, CILT, IHE or ICE)
- Grade 6: 1-2 Years experience and a Level 6 (BSc) or Level 4 Qualification (HNC/Diploma in a relevant subject)
- Good communication skills both verbally and written (producing consultation responses with limited supervision)
- Ability to actively listen in order to extract and assess important information
- Good IT Skills and proficiency with MS Teams, SharePoint, reputed company, PowerPoint, Word and MS Project
- Demonstrable skills interpret information from technical drawings or maps
Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave – 28 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years of reputed company local government service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- GP Helpline - Available 7 days a week
- Employee Assistance Programme - Including a 24/7 Your Care Helpline
- Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines
- Free Onsite Gym - Located at Shute End Offices, Wokingham
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes - Including Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Local & Lifestyle Discounts - Save on shopping, entertainment, dining out & more
- Move through Menopause Course
- Sports & reputed company Group Activities – Including running, football, cricket & more
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Employee Networks
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