Senior Highways Officer
Team: HIG - Traffic Management Highways
Job Family: Enabling - CBG10
Salary: £35,992 – £37,536 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Base Location: You will be expected to attend Thorn Turn Depot, Houghton Regis and any CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month
Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 12th May 2024
Interview Date: w/c 20th May 2024
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity within Highways Traffic Management for a Senior Highways Officer to join our team due to internal career progression. We the aim to improve the quality of life for Central Bedfordshire’s residents by ensuring our highways are safe for the public.
As a Senior Highways Officer, you’ll find your greatness by helping to maintain and improve the road network of Central Bedfordshire, helping make it a great place to live and work.
We are looking for someone who leads by example, and who knows how to build partnerships that produce positive results. Ideally, you will be educated to at least HNC or equivalent level in civil engineering or other relevant discipline and will be able to demonstrate experience and training to successfully carry out the role. Internal and external training can also be provided for the right candidate.
You should be able to build good working relationships, drawing on your strong communication skills when needed. With a proven track record of managing resources in a large and complex organization, you’ll be IT-literate and a natural problem solver whilst always ensuring Health and Safety is paramount at all times.
In particular, you will have an understanding of highway hierarchy, how the highway is utilised and the priorities around keeping the travelling public moving.
Knowledge of relevant statutory regulations and the Council’s political/officer structures is an advantage along with knowledge of the Highways Act and Traffic Management Act. Delivering schemes under an NEC4 contract and experience in using Symology Insight is also desirable.
Join our busy team and take advantage of flexible working and the chance to learn new skills and develop your career. Find your greatness by helping us to deliver better services to the local community, whilst taking on the challenge that this role will provide you.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Kyle Stewart at kyle.stewart@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 6645
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