Highway Regulation Officer

Highway Regulation Officer United Kingdom

Lancashire County Council
Full Time United Kingdom 27852 - 32020 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

| Salary £27,852 - £32,020 Per annum | Full time | Permanent | 37 hours per week | Bamber Bridge |

The purpose of the post is to supervise a team tasked with regulating and managing works and activities taking place on or affecting Lancashire's highway network. As the line manager you will have day to day responsibility for ensuring the team are carrying out its functions and operating effectively and efficiently in line with processes, procedures, regulations, and statutory guidance.

The Highway Regulation team is responsible for ensuring Lancashire County Council meets its obligations under the New Roads and Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act and Lancashire Permit Scheme. The team also has responsibility for a range of additional functions as part of managing and regulating the highway network. This includes the licencing and permitting of skips, scaffolding & hoarding; managing and co-ordinating occupancy of the highway for events, highway works and highway development schemes. The team is also responsible for the processing of associated road closures (Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders) that works/events can create and also the county council's highway sponsorship scheme.

As the Highway Regulation Officer you will be responsible for ensuring that all activity relating to street works in Lancashire, including liaison and negotiating with utility companies and third parties and internal Lancashire County Council departments is coordinated and complying with all relevant regulations, codes of practice and guidance.

The post requires knowledge of the relevant legislation and street works permits schemes.

The candidate will be able to demonstrate good communication, organisational skills. You will also need to work closely with external stakeholders, including utilities and other external companies/councils to ensure that the network is managed correctly.

You will be expected to challenge and support the utilities, event organisers and developers in their works that effect the highway.

The post is a permanent full time position (37 hours per week) based at Cuerden offices, Bamber Bridge, Preston, however, the successful candidate must be flexible and able to work agilely as the role requires as there may be an expectation to work from a range of locations if needed. The role is not solely office based and the post holder may be required to attend site meetings and work flexibly as the Highway regulation function is a 7 day a week operation. This post therefore is designated as an essential car user role. The candidate will therefore need to have access to a vehicle insured for business use. You may also be required to drive a Lancashire county council vehicle and therefore need a full driving licence.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description and Person Specification

Highway Regulation Officer
Lancashire County Council

www.lancashire.gov.uk
Preston, United Kingdom
Angie Ridgwell
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
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