Network Response & Resilience Officer

Details of the job are provided below. Further information is available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job reference REQ
05923 Date posted 11/09/2026 Final date to receive applications 04/10/2026 Location The Quays Salary £34,811.00 - £38,510.00 per annum Package “Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities.” Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Environment, architects and engineering Attachments Reasons to work for  Network Response Resilience Officer JDPS.docx

We are currently looking for a Network Response & Resilience Officer to join our team.

We are seeking an experienced and resilient professional to join Highway & Drainage Services as our Network Response & Resilience Officer. This is a permanent, full-time post within the Environment & Regeneration Directorate, working 37 hours per week

This is a key operational role with responsibility for the Council’s preparedness for, response to and recovery from severe weather emergencies. You will lead the planning, development, coordination and delivery of severe weather response arrangements, using independent professional judgement during high-risk and time-critical incidents.

You will act as the Council’s lead specialist officer for severe weather preparedness and response, advise senior managers and elected members, coordinate multi-service activity and work closely with emergency services, Natural Resources Wales, Welsh Government, utility companies, transport providers and other resilience partners.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development, review and assurance of the Council’s Severe Weather and Adverse Conditions Plans.
• Acting as a lead officer during severe weather incidents, coordinating multi-service responses, prioritising resources and escalating incidents in line with agreed thresholds.
• Coordinating seasonal readiness activities, including winter service and flood preparedness, and providing technical input to the Winter Maintenance Plan and precautionary salting route maps.
• Coordinating operational activity such as gritting, snow clearance, emergency road closures, drainage clearance, sandbag and temporary barrier deployment, and emergency tree and debris clearance.
• Managing the Council’s borough-specific flood and winter weather forecasting service and using forecasting information to support operational planning.
• Supporting Tactical Coordinating Group meetings, providing updates to Strategic Coordinating Groups where required, and contributing to debriefs, action plans and lessons-learned reports.
• Working with the Council’s Civil Protection and Preparedness and Communications teams to strengthen resilience, maintain clear public safety messaging and support service continuity.

About you:

We want to hear from people who have:

• Experience in emergency planning or resilience, highways, infrastructure or flood risk management, or operational incident response within a local authority or partner agency?
• Experience of multi-agency working in a pressured operational environment and of supporting incident coordination, response planning or emergency exercises?
• A sound understanding of severe weather hazards and incident management frameworks during multi-agency incidents?
• Knowledge of local geography, infrastructure and weather-related risks, together with relevant legislation, guidance and health and safety requirements?
• The ability to remain calm, authoritative and resilient under sustained pressure, manage competing time-sensitive priorities and advise or challenge senior colleagues and partner agencies…