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Thrive Group Oldham are currently recruiting on behalf of Leicester County Council for a Network Coordinator
Job Purpose
As a Highway Authority, Leicestershire County Council has statutory responsibility to manage their highway (network) in an effective manner, to control and reduce congestion and provide a high-level of safe and reliable journeys to the road user.
The Network Management Service, within the Council's Highways & Transport division take an active role in the implementation of the Council's Local Transport Plan whilst also delivering the statutory responsibility for network management, (refer to Appendix A for primary functions).
The Network Coordinator role is to support the delivery of the Council's responsibility and the function of the Network Management Service by coordinating temporary activities on the network in relation to regulations, statutory guidance and codes of practice, and take actions and apply penalties, where necessary, to enforce these controls.
Corporate Responsibilities
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To ensure that the services are delivered for the benefit of the people of Leicestershire.
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To support effective partnerships and working relationships with statutory, voluntary, private agencies and communities.
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To prepare technical reports for Members, partners, customers and stakeholders where appropriate.
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To support the performance management of services and teams through contributing to the departmental business planning process as required.
Service Responsibilities
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To liaise with wide-ranging stakeholders to manage enquiries, requests for information, negotiation and disputes. Respond to, and ensure resolution of issues, providing timely feedback to customers.
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To monitor and examine all regulatory statutory undertaker (street works) and Highway Authority (roadworks) notifications sent via the EToN to coordinate activities throughout the designated area.
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To process applications for a permit, and associated permit-variations to ensure their potential impact is minimised and controlled.
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To ensure the appropriate traffic management provisions are authorised for all relevant works taking place on the network.
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To oversee the Technician:
in the processing of NRSWA and Highways Act Licences to ensure the necessary compliance, authorisation and controls are carried out.
in the identification and application of non-compliance and enforcement through improvement notices and prosecutions.
for the payment and reconciliation of fees and charges, providing support where necessary, in the collection of fees and charges.
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To oversee the application of penalties and charges related to prosecutions within the Street Works Register and when necessary liaise with the works promoter to outline the reason and decision for the charge.
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To act at the primary contact for all works promoters during the coordination process. Take any appropriate action to ensure the works promoters understand their duty and carry-out their works to minimise any impact to the network.
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To report any identified issues within:
the Local Street Gazetteer and Associated Street Data
the Street Works Register or associated interfaces, such as ELGIN
to the Network Manager for assessment and resolution.
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To ensure the most suitable traffic-management and associated plans are in place for proposed temporary activities.
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To ensure any traffic management applications received by Network Management are assigned to an appropriate temporary activity and the required authorisation or rejection has been applied.
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To support the collection and analysis of Network Management data for the evaluation of the Service and network performance by the Network Performance Officer.
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To maintain a fundamental knowledge of a wide range of utility and highways work terminology and practices regarding all aspects of the work from inception stage to final reinstatement.
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To ensure that Health and Safety legislation is adhered to by those undertaking works.
Special Factors
The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.
The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out work at different locations than their designated base, including, but not limited to site visits on the highway and representing LCC at meetings and events.
The post holder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the service.
Expenses will be paid in accordance with the Local Conditions of Service.
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