Network Coordinator

About The Role

We are recruiting for Network Coordinator's to join our Network Management Team on a fixed term contract.

To provide high-quality coordination, inspection, recording and reporting so as to ensure compliance with coordination and conditions stipulated in permissions for these works, or activities (including events) taking place on the borough's public highway network, ensuring works are carried out in a safe manner and complies with legislative requirements.

As a Network Coordinator within the Network Management Team, to be responsible for processing, reviewing, coordinating and monitoring the potential impact on public highway users of,
1) works associated on the borough's highways network, and
2) any other activity taking place on the public highway e.g. events etc., so as to fulfil the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA), the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) and the common London Permit Scheme (LoPS), i.e. to minimise disruption, delay and congestion and to co-ordinate works and activities to enable the expeditious movement of traffic on the public highway network.

To validate the accuracy of Permit Condition data as supplied by the works promoter and carry out performance monitoring as required under the legislation, providing accurate and concise documentary evidence (including photographs) for live sites, reinstatements, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) and s74 performance.

To manage activities and work streams responsible for ensuring compliance with current, applicable, and relevant legislation, technical guidance, and Approved Codes of Practice (ACoPs) etc, including having due regard to and complying in particular with the following:

• Traffic Management Act 2004
• Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended)
• New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991
• Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways - 4th Edition
• Safety at Streetworks and Roadworks Code of Practice
• Highways Act 1980
• The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016
• Equality Act 2010

In order to feed into the objectives above, the postholder will require working experience of coordination of works, S50 Licence applications, and other network management functions along with compliance of 'street works' and 'works for road purposes' and related activities, including sample (Category A, B and

C) inspections, defect inspections, works inspection reports/diagrammatic illustrations, investigatory inspections and works, inspection of works under s50 license, overrun charges, compliance with Traffic Signs manual in particular the Safety at Streetworks and Roadworks Code of Practice.

Knowledge and experience required of the supervision and management of NRSWA 1991 inspections, street works coordination, SRoH, street works safety code of practice and charges related to unreasonably prolonged occupation of the highway.

The postholder will require valid supervisor level certificates from S1 to S7 issued by the Street Works Qualifications Register.

• Competitive salary plus travel or car allowance.
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership.
• Generous annual leave: 29 days, rising to 33 with 5+ years' service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas.
• Flexible and agile working to support work-life balance.
• Staff money-saving schemes (e.g., rent deposit loans, season ticket loans).
• Learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with clear career development and leadership pathways.

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