About the Role
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. Play a key role in delivering highways that support great places to live, work and travel.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in managing highway agreements for development‑led infrastructure within one of England’s most beautiful unitary authorities. You will have real day‑to‑day influence over S38 and S278 schemes, working at the heart of major regeneration projects in our UNESCO World Heritage City, beautiful market towns and villages.
Responsibilities
- Undertake design checks of third‑party submissions.
- Ensure compliance with S38 and S278 schemes.
- Negotiate highway adoption legal agreements.
- Implement quality assurance processes.
- Work collaboratively with others to ensure critical standards are met.
- Provide a strong customer ethos and excellent communication across a broad range of diverse groups.
Qualifications
- Significant technical engineering knowledge and skills.
- Experience with design checks and compliance.
- Experience negotiating highway adoption agreements.
- Track record of implementing successful quality assurance processes.
- Excellent communication and collaborative approach.
- Well‑organised and motivated professional.
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.
Equal Opportunities
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We are a Disability Confident Employer. The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We also operate a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at‑risk register (redeployee).
Contact
If you are interested in this post and would like more details or to chat through the role, please contact Claire Nimmo, Transport Development & Policy Manager by email: claire_nimmo@bathnes.gov.uk.
Interview date: 20th July 2026.
Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. No Agencies, Please.
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At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. Play a key role in delivering highways that support great places to live, work and travel.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in managing highway agreements for development‑led infrastructure within one of England’s most beautiful unitary authorities. You will have real day‑to‑day influence over S38 and S278 schemes, working at the heart of major regeneration projects in our UNESCO World Heritage City, beautiful market towns and villages.
Responsibilities
- Undertake design checks of third‑party submissions.
- Ensure compliance with S38 and S278 schemes.
- Negotiate highway adoption legal agreements.
- Implement quality assurance processes.
- Work collaboratively with others to ensure critical standards are met.
- Provide a strong customer ethos and excellent communication across a broad range of diverse groups.
Qualifications
- Significant technical engineering knowledge and skills.
- Experience with design checks and compliance.
- Experience negotiating highway adoption agreements.
- Track record of implementing successful quality assurance processes.
- Excellent communication and collaborative approach.
- Well‑organised and motivated professional.
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.
Equal Opportunities
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We are a Disability Confident Employer. The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We also operate a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at‑risk register (redeployee).
Contact
If you are interested in this post and would like more details or to chat through the role, please contact Claire Nimmo, Transport Development & Policy Manager by email: claire_nimmo@bathnes.gov.uk.Interview date: 20th July 2026.
Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. No Agencies, Please.
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