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Job Title: Highway Development Control Officer

This position is within the Highways Development Control Team. The role focuses on overseeing the safe and efficient management of demolition and construction activities associated with approved planning applications.

In April 2023, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets adopted a new Code of Construction Practice, and in October 2023, the Council introduced charges for the assessment, approval, and monitoring of Demolition and Construction Management Plans. The successful candidate will lead a small team handling these new processes.

Requirements include experience in applying relevant Highway and Planning legislation and knowledge of how development impacts the local highway and community. The role entails ensuring all demolition and construction activities are conducted safely, legally, and with minimal disruption to the highway network, its users, and residents.

Reporting to the Team Leader of Highways Development Control, the postholder will collaborate with colleagues in other highway disciplines, Environmental Health, and Planning. Site visits will be necessary to verify compliance with approved documents and planning conditions, and negotiation skills with developers and contractors are essential.

Hybrid working is supported; presence in the office is required as needed.

For more information on the Council's Code of Construction Practice and CMP process, please click here .

For inquiries, contact Matt Kent, Team Leader of Highways Development Control, at .

About Tower Hamlets

Our vision is for a borough where people are aspirational, independent, and have equal access to opportunities; a place residents are proud of and love to live in; and a dynamic, outcomes-based council leveraging digital innovation and partnerships to meet changing needs.

We seek applicants who embody our TOWER values: Together, Open, Willing, Excellent, Respect.

Tower Hamlets promotes a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind and strives to build a diverse workforce reflective of its community. We are committed to eliminating social and economic disadvantages and welcome applications from local residents and those interested in flexible working arrangements.