Senior Development Infrastructure Officer

About the job

Key information

This essential role manages and oversees the implementation of developer led and third-party highway infrastructure delivery projects through the effective technical administration of legal agreements principally pursuant to Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Section 278 Highways Act 1980.

• This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home or from one of our offices.
• 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Permanent 37 hour position.

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Reporting to the Principal Development Infrastructure Officer in the Development Engineering Team, your day-to-day work as a Senior Development Infrastructure Officer will involve:

• Managing and overseeing the implementation of developer led and third-party highway infrastructure delivery projects through effective technical administration of legal agreements and licences.
• Providing a key role in ensuring the progression of legal agreements through to completion of the infrastructure which will involve investigation, liaison with multiple teams internal to the Council, liaison with multiple parties external to the Council and prepare detailed correspondence and reports.
• Acting as the principal point of contact for developers, designers, contractors, interest groups and members of the public with respect to specific developers, development portfolios and/or key development sites.
• Supporting colleagues in the preparation of financial accounts principally relating to fee income, cash bonds, commuted sums and contributions.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it is essential that you have the following:

• Proven experience in overseeing the delivery of new highway infrastructure via agreements under Section 278 Highways Act and Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act, post planning consent through to adoption.
• Are competent liaising with clients, consultants, contractors, other public bodies and members of the public on complex project, legal and technical matters.
• Have a track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines.
• Are self-motivated, enthusiastic, confident, work well within a team environment and strive to deliver high quality services.
• Can successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Supporting documents and information

The salary for the role is Grade 10, ranging from £36,124 to £40,476 per annum

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact s278delivery@somerset.gov.uk quoting the job reference.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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