Principal Highways Development Officer (Gloucester)

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.</span></span><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
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<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Title:                           Principal Highways Development Officer</span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 5th Floor </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Salary:                              £49,817 - £53,051 per annum </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Hours per Week:                37.00 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Contract Type:                   Permanent </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"> </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Closing Date:                    22/11/2026 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Job Requisition Number:    15067 </span></span></li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">This post is not open to job share</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">About The Team & Role</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">The Highways Development Management Team at Gloucestershire County Council is a statutory consultee for planning applications across the county. Through our role in the planning process, we help deliver Gloucestershire's ambition for carbon-neutral growth while ensuring the highway network remains safe, sustainable and fit for the future.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">We are seeking an experienced, proactive and forward-thinking Principal Highways Development Management Officer to join our team. As a Principal member of the service, you will play a key role in assessing residential, commercial and strategic development proposals, providing expert highway and transportation advice, and helping to shape communities that are safe, connected and sustainable for all applications including major developments.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">You will work closely with planning authorities, developers, consultants, elected members and local communities to ensure that new developments:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">1.Promote and enhance active travel opportunities, including walking, wheeling and cycling.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">2.Support Gloucestershire's climate change and decarbonisation objectives.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">3.Deliver safe and efficient transport networks for all users.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">4.Mitigate development impacts on the highway network.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">5.Create sustainable, accessible and resilient places that contribute positively to the county.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">About You:</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">You will be an experienced