Street Works Officer

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Living Places team as a Street Works Officer in East Sussex. You'll work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further., Located within the Network Management team who are, under the TMA 2004 and NRSWA 1991 responsible fir co-ordinating all activities on the road network by the issuing or refusing of permits to work on the highway. The role is to assist the Traffic & Network Manager and undertake all Network management duties and tasks as requested by assisting members of the coordination and compliance teams in their daily duties. These include the coordination and inspection of all works undertaken on the public Highway, ensuring the relevant legislation is complied with and we meet our network management duties.

• Provide a high-quality service to assist in achievement of departmental service, and personal performance targets
• Assist with planning, delivery and monitoring of core objectives of the team
• Monitor and review effectiveness and compliance of services
• Assist in reviewing, testing and developing programmes and processes
• Review permit applications to work on the highway, grant or refuse permits and issue appropriate conditions to coordinate works and allocated road space
  
  Educated to GCSE standard
• NRSWA Accreditation (desirable)
• Excellent IT and report writing skills with the ability to communicate at the highest levels
• Good knowledge and experience of legislation and codes of practice that relate to the role
• Experience of working in a Network Management environment
• Knowledge of permit schemes for roads and street works
  
  What makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work? Is it the limitless career opportunities, our inclusive culture, the scale and complexity of our projects or working alongside the industry's finest experts? Hear from our colleagues across the UK, US and Hong Kong on why you should shape a career at Balfour Beatty. Visit our website to find out more and explore our exciting career opportunities: www.balfourbeattycareers.com #ShapeEverything, Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers., At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
  
  As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…