Type: Salaried, Contract  

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location  

An introduction to our unique company…  

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time.  Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies. 

We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard.  This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer. 

We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it.  

Your career with Waterman Aspen…  

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as Senior / Principal Highways Development Management Engineer will see you as a key member of the South West and South Wales team and you can expect:  

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills  

• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression  

• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills  

• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer 

• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers 

• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice  

• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities 

Experience required…  

Essential:  

• Understanding of highway engineering and design standards, and able to translate and communicate these to stakeholders 

• Substantial experience dealing with Highways Development Management issues and associated Highways Planning and Development legislation 

• Experience of public presentation at planning committees and hearings 

• Experience of negotiating complex legal agreements 

• Experience in the use of engineering design standards 

• Experience of using transport modelling applications and the ability to interpret complex transport modelling techniques and results 

• Interpret and implement contemporary transport policy  

• Experience of preparing reports for technical appraisal and public review 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• Full Driving Licence 

Desirable:  

• Liaison with Planning Officers, developers, consultants, and District Councils. 

• Provide HDM advice on the need for Transportation Assessments, Transportation Statements and Travel Plans. 

• Provide appropriate recommendations on highways and transport issues within agreed timelines. 

• Attend Planning Committee and stakeholder meetings and conduct site visits to provide highways and transport advice in relation to planning applications. 

• Negotiate Section 106 financial contributions. 

You’ll get this and so much more…  

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:  

• Company car or car allowance  

• Contribution to commuting mileage  

• Permanent health insurance  

• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)  

• Company pension contribution  

• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits  

• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community