BCP Council

New Development Officer

Job Description

• Post Ref: 11277/11278/11235
• Department: Growth & Infrastructure
• Salary details: £34,723 - £45,495 (dependent on experience)
• Employment Status: Full Time
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing date: 22 January 2023
• Interview date: w/c 13 February 2023

Your new organisation

BCP Council have strong ambitions to grow. Born out of Local Government Reorganisation in 2019, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole have come together to form the 10th largest urban local authority in England. It is a place where culture and heritage meet innovation and modernity, village meets town, country meets coast, creativity meets digital, businesses flourish and people thrive. The potential for investment and economic growth is huge.

With over 15 miles of beautiful, world-renowned coastline, the area has excellent transport links, with rail and road connections nationally and to London as well as international flights from Bournemouth Airport.

Its communities are vibrant and diverse, with an outstanding quality of life, where everyone plays an active role. They are a globally recognised coastline of opportunity, where people love to live, learn, work, explore, invent and relax.

BCP Council has a culture of openness to ideas and experimentation in how they do things, and welcome imaginative, creative and ambitious thinking. There is a corporate transformation programme underway that seeks to make best use of technology to deliver the best possible services to the area’s communities.

BCP Council is consistently in the top ten busiest local planning authorities in the country: representative of our diverse area, overall strategic growth and development opportunities, inward investment interest and premier location on the south coast, as the place to live, work and enjoy. BCP Council also has ambitious plans for growth to meet its housing and other development needs.

Your new team

An opportunity has arisen for a New Development Officer to join the New Development Team of BCP council’s Transport Development Management team.

The New Development Team is specifically responsible for authorising and inspection third party work on either the existing highway through S278 agreements, or highways that are to be adopted as highway upon completion through S38 agreements. The New Development Team are also responsible for maintaining the list of streets and highway records

The successful applicant will work within the New Development Team to provide support for the Technical Approval process for new developments works across the BCP area, ensuring works carried out under S38 and S278 agreements are safe, fit for purpose and minimise future liabilities to the Council. They will also manage the Highway Records System updating records, including highway scheme details, and highway boundaries.

What you will get in return:

• Flexible, tailored and accommodating hybrid working arrangements to suit a wide variety of applicants
• Access to newly refurbished office hub location in the heart of Bournemouth town centre
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing, Employee support and Counselling services
• Supportive and collaborative working environment in which to develop your career, grow your knowledge and validate your competence

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Alexis Edwards, Transport Development Manager at alexis.edwards@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or Andy Norwood, New Development Team Leader at andy.norwood@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Please note as part of your application you will be asked to submit a supporting personal statement outlining how you feel you meet the key responsibilities for the level of role that reflects your experience and qualifications.

To apply please visit: New Development Officer (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

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