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Essex Highways (EH) is responsible for managing and maintaining one of the largest highway networks in the country. EH is a delivery partnership between Essex County Council (ECC) and Ringway Jacobs. In this role, you will work alongside our contractual partner to deliver highways services. Assist with the investigation and monitoring of streetworks, supporting and assisting with the coordination of a range of resources maximizing opportunities to deliver our network management duty and safety for the travelling public.
The Role
1. Contribute to delivery of the Network Management Duty
2. Help in the operation of the Permit Scheme in accordance with Scheme Document and Section 3 of the Traffic Management Act.
3. Assist the Senior Compliance Officer and other Senior Officers to ensure delivery of the Essex Highways and Essex Permit Scheme objectives, as defined in agreed service plans, in accordance with all council and Essex Highways standards and policies.
4. Ensure & maintain data reliability across the business unit
5. Prepare data and participate in informal and formal reviews/meetings of work promoter’s & internal performance.
6. Review completed inspections for quality and training purposes to ensure compliance against relevant legislation, guidance, and best practice
7. Provide detailed feedback to Senior Compliance Officer and other Senior Managers to target training needs
8. Review and process incoming skips and scaffolding applications, ensuring all relevant paperwork and permissions are in place within the relevant SLAs
9. Gather facts and figures, monitor self and others, and achieve goals in a timely and factual manner.
10. Ensure the discharge of the council duties under the relevant legislation ensuring parity with the council’s own works and utilities.
11. Take ownership of your own workload whilst assisting with the team’s workload as capacity allows.
12. Assist with the use of systems and data for collating and reporting relevant performance and management information.
13. Have a working knowledge of all Streetworks processes – Permits, TTRO’s, Minor Undertaker, S50, Finance, Failed Reinstatements, Samples, Section 74 and ensure correct implementation.
14. Assist as part of the wider Streetworks function to support continuous improvement of the Streetworks Team, demonstrated through innovations in service delivery, efficiencies, and use of technology.
15. Support the Senior Compliance Officer to evaluate prospective impact on the local network and any mitigation that will be taken to avoid disruption.
16. Help the Senior Compliance Officer ensure that enquiries and complaints from members of the public, elected members, officers throughout the council, and external agencies in relation to the service are responded to accurately and are within the required timescales.
17. Assist the Senior Compliance Officer in responding to questions and complaints from the public, stakeholders, and partners, to meet relevant targets and provide high performance standards.
18. Assist on projects and initiatives agreed with the Senior Compliance Officer and other Senior managers
19. Provide advice, guidance, and information to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
20. Attend meetings related to your area of responsibility and be able to present information as required.
21. Keep up to date and support implementation of updates and changes in legislation, guidance, and best practice
22. Ensure all health and safety procedures and policies are implemented and adhered to
23. Other Ad Hoc duties to fulfill the requirement of the role
About You
1. We are looking for a thorough, disciplined, and detail-oriented person
2. Continually seeks out opportunity, practicing and encouraging a culture of strategic excellence
3. Ability to think logically and apply detailed analysis of data
4. Ability to follow clearly defined processes and work independently with minimal supervision
5. Ability to work well and cooperate as a member of a team displaying good levels of self-control
6. Ability to communicate logically and objectively with a range of different stakeholders
7. Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build and maintain effective internal and external working relationships
8. Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional areas
At Ringway Jacobs, we recognize that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilize your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognizes the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g., part-time hours, job share, etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work, you will receive:
* Sick Pay
* Competitive salary
* Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
* A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out, etc.
* Life Assurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation, and customer care makes us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way, and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity, and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
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