Streetworks Manager

Reference: 106707

Posted:
Closing date:

Location:

Norton Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3BQ
, UKSalary: 49817 - 53051/year

Type:
Full time

Employer:

Brighton & Hove City Council Interview date: to be confirmed

Do you enjoy solving problems, leading people and making a real difference to how a city works?

We're looking for a Street Works Manager to lead a highly experienced team responsible for coordinating activity on Brighton & Hove's roads and streets. From major utility upgrades and transport schemes to public events and new infrastructure projects, you'll play a vital role in helping keep the city moving safely and efficiently.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how works are managed across the city, minimise disruption for residents and businesses, and lead the introduction of Lane Rental, a major new initiative designed to reduce the impact of roadworks on the travelling public.

If you're looking for a varied leadership role where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

You will be one of the key managers reporting to the Head of Network Management You will be part of a strong, supportive, and efficient management team. Such an exciting time to join as we move towards the introduction of Lane Rental in the city you will be leading change and innovation in the street works world. You will lead Brighton & Hove’s Permit Scheme for road and street works which has been successfully operating since 2015.

As the Street Works Manager, you and your team will provide support, technical advice to others to, to ensure that the Council’s statutory and other obligations are met with particular emphasis on:

Develop and implement Lane Rental New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991

Traffic Management Act 2004

Highways Act 1980

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

BHCC Permit Scheme Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders.

Events on the public highway. You will manage resources and processes to ensure the highway remains complaint, ensuring that inspections are undertaken and compliance supporting evidence is collated, for street works and all other activities on the highway including events. That the necessary inspection regimes to monitor compliance are in place to maintain the integrity of the public highway.

You will be able to work across internal service areas and external partnerships to promote an understanding of the Network Management Duty; the impact of coordination; evaluate any prospective impact on the strategic and local network and ensure that mitigating actions are taken to avoid disruption where necessary.

As the successful candidate you will have:

Excellent communication skills and experience of working with external companies or works promotors, contractors and traffic management suppliers. Ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, council members and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong management skills with a passion for improvement, staff development and general leadership.

Budget management including managing revenue and forecasting.

To prepare reports on and be accountable for progress against agreed Service business plans for team meetings, Project and Programme Boards and Council Committees.

To provide technical input as required to reports of other Senior Managers and Heads of service as they relate to Street work and Network Compliance.

Ideally an understanding of the relevant legislation (in particular the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004, Brighton & Hove Permit Scheme, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984); and the ability to explain their requirements clearly and concisely across a broad range of stakeholders.

Experience in working in transport, highways or a similar organisation demonstrating an understanding of…