Senior Officer (Traffic Control UTMC) OCC609745 Kidlington, England
Job description
Job details
Salary range: £33,820 – £36,298 per annum
Work location: Ron Groves House, Kidlington
Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 6th July 2023
Interview date: Week commencing 17th July 2023
ELIMINATE THE QUEUES - Been caught in a queue and wondered who is doing anything about it? Want to help the travelling public move about? Don’t want to work normal hours?
About the role
In this role you will work to ensure expeditious movement of traffic across Oxfordshire through appropriate real-time management of the Council’s responses to planned and unplanned events, within a framework of statutory legislation - notably the Traffic Management Act 2004 and the County Council’s Permit Scheme. This role will involve shift-based supervision of Traffic Control Officers work and activities.
You will take a lead role in creating and implementing traffic signal and information strategies designed to alleviate congestion on the transport network. You will also contribute to, and lead on, innovation projects which promote the use of active travel and public transport – for example bus priority schemes, social media campaigns and improved software solutions.
Is this you?
You will managing a small team of staff who monitor the network, identify delays, and find solutions as well as managing improvement projects.
Rewards and benefits
- Culture of flexible working
- Technology to support agile working where role permits
- Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
- Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
- Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
Would you like to know more?
Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Keith Stenning, Head of Network Management, on 07584 581214 or email on [email protected]
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Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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