The purpose of this role is to ensure that Statutory Undertaker (STATs) information is provided to the various business streams in a timely and efficient manner, whilst maintaining standards at all time. As team leader, the role is responsible for monitoring the performance of the STATS team and increasing capacity of the team through improving working processes to enable the service to be delivered completely in-house.,
* To line manager team members including performance, attendance, training and induction and address issues as they arise to ensure work is completed to the appropriate standard.
* To representative the STATs team in internal and external meetings and create new policies and procedures to ensure a consistent approach to the STATs team's customers
* To provide first line support and solutions to issues arising through the STATs process and undertake regular reviews with internal customers to monitor standards and satisfaction of the service.
* Review and update and maintain the list of Major Undertakers and ensure that Minor Undertakers apparatus is recorded accurately.
* Ensure that the team is fully resourced to enable the function to be operated completely in-house. Ensure that the team is trained to deliver a consistent approach in accordance with time scales set out in the SLA.
* Liaise and develop relationships with Senior Management and other teams such as Programming and Permit/TTRO to understand potential peaks and troughs in the service. Create relevant action plans and resource allocation and lead on projects and initiatives agreed.
* Continually develop the STATs system and assist with the use of systems and data for collating and reporting relevant performance and management information.
* Support the marketing of the STATS service to external customers and manage the onboarding of new customers and build customer relationships.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
Educated to RQF level 6 or equivalent by experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
* Leadership skills including the ability to drive a team, set targets, maintain high standards and managing a small team.
* Communication skills, adaptable and approachable with the ability to deliver excellence and build and maintain effective working relationships with key people both internally and externally.
* Knowledge of budgetary governance and controls and an understanding of the impact changes in legislation may have on the deliverables.
* Proven ability act as a valuable team player and build and maintain effective working relationships with key people both internally and externally.
* Good IT skills and conversant with Microsoft applications - Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
* Ability to priorities own and teams' workload to support business priorities. Manages own performance and seeks feedback to improve where identified.
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