Senior Engineer (Highways Development Control)

About the role

We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated, creative and innovative and suitably qualified or experienced Senior Engineer – Highways Development Control – to join our Highways Development Service on a permanent, full-time basis, to lead the Highways Development Control Team.

On a day to day basis you will have :

• Full managerial and supervisory responsibility for the Highways Development Control Team and staff operating flexibly to deliver resource on a skills and needs basis delivering applicable services
• Manage the accurate and timely provision of responses to planning applications, pre-applications, Local Land Searches and other relevant information
• Manage and control the highway adoption process and represent the Local Highways Authority at internal and external meetings
• Liaise with colleagues within the Local Highway Authority, Local Planning Authority and Local Land Searches services.
• When required, to prepare and present reports and attend site meetings with Local Authority colleagues, Council Members, developers and their agents and members of the public

We are looking to recruit an individual with :

In addition to the above, we require an individual with a degree of fluency in the Welsh language. A successful applicant without the required Welsh language skill will be fully supported to reach the desired standard within two years of appointment.

In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including a flexible working hours scheme, competitive annual leave allowance and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide-range of employee benefits can be found

Get in touch

For further information please contact Chris Wilson at

Job Description and Person Specification

Note : We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Highways and Environmental

We deliver efficient, sustainable and bilingual services to the people of Ceredigion, promoting well-being in our communities, pride in a healthy well-kept environment, and confidence in our local economy. Our key responsibilities include :

Penmorfa Penmorfa is our most central office, it is where our Chief Executive and Councillors are based.