Kirklees Council Jobs 2023 – Principal Engineer

Your main duties include responding to planning enquiries from a highway engineering and transport impact assessment perspective, review planning applications and pre-application enquiries and condition discharge details related to highway matters, undertaking site visits and representing the Local Planning Authority in public enquires / hearings when necessary and planning committees.

The role is based with the Local Planning Authority , specifically within the Highways Development Management Team (HDM). You will report to the Group Engineering in HDM. You will coordinate and respond to consultation requests from planning officers on planning proposals of all types and sizes. You will consult within the council to get advice from the highway Authority on planning proposals and provide a considered and balanced view on planning proposals taking account of advice and comments from colleagues. Working with people, members and developers is part of the day to day responsibilities of the role and providing timely and considered technical advice is an important part of the job.

This job has flexibility and includes a blend of working from home and office based which is at Flint Street, Huddersfield.

For an informal discussion please contact Adam Darwin (Group Engineer) [email protected] or Chris Dows (Group Engineer for HDM) [email protected] .

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.