Principal Development Engineer

Cheshire West & Chester Council · Chester, North West

Principal Development Engineer at Cheshire West & Chester Council, based in Chester, North West, paying £43,149 - £49,658 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£43,149 - £49,658 per annum
Location
Chester, North West
Contract
Permanent
Posted
10 hours ago
Closes
2 Oct 2026
Sector
Business Development

11% below the typical rate for business development

Reference 6f4a8febcb1f60fb9c77cd37464998105acfc835

About the role

Principal Development Engineer

Dealing with highways development management and strategic planning issues in order to control the impact of development on the Council’s highway and ensuring the safety of road users.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

The Principal Development Engineer will determine and represent the views of the highway authority in respect of development: Notably manage, monitor and review the implementation and adoption of third party highway works through Highways and Planning legislation to ensure such works are delivered in accordance with the Council’s policies, objectives and programmes, planning approvals, highway design standards and legal, health and safety, and financial regulations.

The applicant must have a good understanding of Planning and Development Control processes.

If you  have any questions about this post please contact Kay Parry - [email removed]

To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk

No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment.  Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email [email removed] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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