Street Works Officer - Southampton, United Kingdom - Qiagen

Qiagen

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Southampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the role
Here at
Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further - generations further. Join our
Southampton
Living Places team as a
Street Works Officer and you'll be part of our legacy.

Role Purpose
You will be working in a team of 3 within a department of 20 well respected and hardworking employees.

The role will entail working closely with the Street Works Manager, focusing on the Utility, 3rd party and internal works performances and compliance.

You will need to have great time management and be able to work under pressure due to Primary and frequent time critical tasks that you will be undertaking monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on both performance and finance figures to the utilities, City Council client and local management team.

Other supporting and regular tasks and projects will include random auditing of the street works register, issuing penalties for non-compliance, identifying trends, compiling and issuing drafts fees and charges to utilities, raising invoices, tracking and pursuing payments and supporting the wider team on system testing and implementing changes to current and future works processes when required for either improved performance and/or to comply with government legislation changes.

Southampton is a fantastic place to continue and progress your career. A vibrant coastal city with great transport connections.

In less than 30 minutes you are on a blue flag beach, in the heart of the New Forest or disembarking the Isle of Wight Ferry.

What you'll be doing
As a
Street Works Officer, you will have the following accountabilities:

To have a good working knowledge and ensure compliance with the New Roads & Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act and Highways Act. To work collaboratively in providing professional advice and guidance for the wider contract team.
To have a good working knowledge and clear understanding of the importance of managing the network effectively. Proactively manage and coordinate works, events and activities on the highway. Be responsible for the monitoring and responding to works promoter permits ensuring compliance with the Southampton Roadworks Permit Scheme. Identify and resolve in noncompliance and performance issues.
Liaise with customers, local authorities and utilities to ensure positive relations are maintained and their observations and comments are considered for the benefit of the contract. Ensure contractual KPIs for customer responses are achieved. Updating information on public facing systems ensuring precise and clear information for customers.

Who we're looking for You will need the Following**:

Proven experience in a Network Management environment.
A working knowledge of Permit Schemes for road & street works.
Experience of successfully working to targets and tight deadlines
Working knowledge of Street Works management systems e.g Street Manager, Confirm, NSG and one.networks)
Commercial & Financial Awareness

Lantra 12D T

NRSWA street works Accreditation.

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.

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:
BBUK05474