Streetworks Coordinator

**About the role**
Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too. Join our **Living Places** team as a **Streetworks Coordinator** and you’ll be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work.

The primary focus of the team is to ensure that all Streetworks carried out on the local authorities’ roads are coordinated and that they comply with legislation such as the New Roads & Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA), Herefordshire Councils Permit Scheme and to ensure the council fulfils its Network Management Duties. The role will require the daily use of professional judgement working with the support of senior team members.

**What you'll be doing**
As a **Streetworks Coordinator**, you will have the following accountabilities:
The postholder will be required to ensure Streetworks are in compliance with the Councils Permit Scheme through the detailed analysis Permit Applications using the DfT’s Street manager system.
- Identifying discrepancies and conflicts, seeking to resolve problems in the first instance and encourage collaborative working
- Monitoring the location, timing and duration of activities taking place on the highway
- Ensuring permit fees are properly applied
- Identify and report Fixed Penalty Offences against external works promotors and BBLPs own works, using detailed knowledge of street works and Permitting legislation
- To respond to requests for information, complaints and enquiries relating Streetworks across the county from members of the public, works promoters, parish councils and Ward Members.

**Who we're looking for**
You will have the following:

- Good communication and interpersonal skills, verbal and written, with ability to deal with difficult or confrontational situations
- Flexible and adaptable and able to respond positively to changing circumstances
- Able to work on their own initiative and be able to schedule & prioritise workload
- Familiarity with relevant aspects of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004 and associated legislation would be beneficial although not essential as training and support will be provided
- GCSE (A to C level) or equivalent including English and Maths
- Good working level of computer literacy with knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (or equivalent packages)
- A full driving licence would be beneficial.

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

**About us**
The way we live our lives is changing fast: where and how we live, work, travel, shop, relax and socialise. The evolving nature of our society means we all need to shape our environment to meet a complex array of individual and collective needs.

Living Places works in partnership with Local Authorities to consult, finance, design, build and manage the essential place infrastructure that local communities and national economies need to prosper and grow.

We are right at the heart of a dynamic place shaping agenda that brings Local Authorities, local communities, Central Government, and the Private Sector together to create safe, sustainable, flexible and dynamic public spaces geared to community social need, economic growth and personal well-being as well as being environmentally sustainable.

The provision of maintenance services for highways is only a small part of what is really needed. Our focus has moved beyond the road to deliver the potential of the street: a dynamic public place that connects and combines local community and business needs, encourages social interaction and helps pedestrians, motorists, bus riders, and cyclists to coexist safely. Building great public spaces with resource efficient assets enables functional, flexible and inspirational places to be at the heart of the community.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference: BBUK04096