Development Control Engineer - Major Sites

Job description

York is an inspirational place. Its combination of a bustling and historic city surrounded by beautiful countryside makes it a great place to live and work, with excellent access to all parts of the country.

City of York Council prides itself on its key values of working together, to improve and make a difference and incorporates this in all services it provides for the city.

About the Team

The Highways Development Control Team within City of York Council is excited to be recruiting to this key role to add to a well-established and dynamic team. Our teams hybrid working arrangements work well for our employees work/life balance whilst still utilising our two main offices (West Offices & Hazel Court) to come together and collaborate face to face along with on-site client visits as and when required.

The team, as a statutory consultee to planning applications for residential and commercial development, provides consistent high-quality comments pertaining to transport and safety impacts of an extensive range of development proposals on the highway.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, inquisitive and receptive person who is seeking personal and career development while working in our flexible and engaging environment.

About the role

As the Development Control engineer Major Sites you will assist the Principal Development Control Engineer (Planning) with the assessment of the highway and transport implications of all proposed new developments in the City and secure appropriate new or modified infrastructure together with associated mitigation measures to make it acceptable to the Highway Authority. The post will focus upon larger scale developments.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• A proven level of knowledge and experience in a transport planning, highway and traffic engineering environment where regular contact with the public and developers has been a feature
• Good knowledge of highway law and legislation related to development matters; forms of legal agreements; use of planning conditions; securing funding for highway works
• A thorough knowledge in the preparation and /or evaluation and audit of detailed transport- related documents including Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Road Safety Audits and Legal Agreements associated with the planning and development process
• The ability to apply sound engineering principles to reach agreement through negotiation and persuasion changes considered necessary in highway development proposals.

Ideally, you will also hold a hold a qualification to a minimum level of HNC within the field of Transport Planning/Highway Development Control/Traffic Engineering or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

The successful candidate will have experience in the development of policies, guidance and working practices to generate an awareness and implementation of sustainable development.

This post is suitable as a job sharing position.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Ian Stokes (Principal Development Control Engineer - Planning) at [email protected] or on 01904 551429 or 07912 491924

Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor i ndivdiuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role .

Closing date: Sunday 27 September 2026 at 12 midnight

Interview date: Thursday 8 October 2026