Technical Assistant - Highways Development Control

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Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Highways Development Control is part of the Highways and Capital Delivery Service, responsible for delivering and protecting Knowsley’s highway network and ensuring new development supports safe, sustainable and accessible travel.

The team supports new development across the borough by managing the highway-related elements of planning applications. This includes helping to ensure that roads, access and infrastructure linked to new housing, commercial and industrial schemes are properly coordinated, delivered and ultimately adopted. The team also works to secure improvements to the highway network, ensuring developer commitments are delivered and supporting schemes that promote safer, more sustainable travel and contribute to the health and wellbeing of residents.

We are seeking a Technical Assistant to support a range of Development Control and site development processes within the team.

This is a varied, hands-on role that combines administrative, technical and coordination work, supporting the delivery of highway infrastructure associated with new development.

You will be responsible for:

▸Supporting the administration and coordination of development-related highway processes

▸Assisting with developer agreements that secure highway works as part of new developments (e.g) new or improved roads)

▸Supporting highway adoption processes, including inspections and site visits

▸Responding to enquiries from developers, colleagues, stakeholders and the public

▸Processing information, maintaining accurate records and updating systems

▸Assisting with land and property searches and associated enquiries

▸Supporting financial processes such as raising orders, processing invoices and tracking fees and bonds

▸Working with colleagues across Highways, Planning, Legal and Finance to help progress schemes

This role offers exposure to how developments are delivered in practice, including opportunities to visit sites and support inspections and measurements.

To be successful, you will need:

▸Experience in an administrative, technical or support role, ideally within a highways, planning or related environment (or transferable experience)

▸Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied and sometimes high-volume workload

▸Strong attention to detail, particularly when maintaining records and processing information

▸Good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders

▸Confidence using IT systems and the ability to learn new systems quickly

This role provides a strong foundation in Development Control and highways, offering valuable experience for those looking to build a career in the sector. While it involves a significant amount of process-driven work, it is varied and plays an important part in ensuring development is delivered effectively across the borough.

If you are motivated, organised and interested in supporting the delivery of new development and infrastructure, we would love to hear from you.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. There is a requirement for you to attend your work base at least 2 day’s per week.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

Please note sponsorship is not available for this role.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:

Louise Fortune, Team Leader: Highways Development Control. Email: Louise.Fortune@Knowsley.gov.uk / Phone: 0151 443 2297

Keith Moyles, Group Manager: Network Management & Operations. Email: Keith.Moyles@Knowsley.gov.uk / Phone: 0151 443 5948

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.

Closing Date: 5th July 2026 at 23:59pm