Officer - Traffic and Road Safety OCC615316

Job details

Salary range: £32,076 - £34,834 per annum 

Work location: County Hall, Oxford (Agile working)

Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working  

Contract type: Permanent 

Closing date: Monday 29th April 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 6th May 2024

Do you want to be a part of our team, improving the highway network, and helping us to make Oxfordshire an even better, safer, place to live, work and visit?

About us

It is an exciting time to join Oxfordshire County Council’s Highways & Operations team.

We are determined to deliver a high quality, safe, sustainable, and reliable network. The service structure has recently been re-imagined, ensuring we are best positioned to meet the high expectations of our customers, and evolving challenges such as climate adaptation.

Oxfordshire County Council is looking for four Officers to work within the Traffic & Road Safety Team.

We are responsible across the County for:

- Road casualty reduction through identification, development, design, and delivery of the annual Traffic & Road Safety Programme including, but not limited to:

• Active and sustainable travel improvements.
• Traffic Management / Safety & Accessibility improvements.
• Speed management initiatives.

- Renewal of traffic sign and road marking infrastructure by identifying and developing maintenance and improvement needs.

- Investigating customer enquiries and complaints relating to all aspects of traffic and road safety.

About the role

The post holder will support one of the teams Senior Officers in the delivery of a high-quality traffic & road safety and maintenance service across one of the County’s five districts.

The role has two key duties. The first is to ensure maintenance of the signs and lines network. This involves lone working on the highway undertaking inspection & measurement together with preparation of work details, specifications, bills of quantities, contract documents, and the placing of orders for highway works with our contractor. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the works have been carried out correctly and to a good standard.

The second is to respond promptly and knowledgeably to all enquiries relating to traffic & road safety, either directly by e-mail, in writing, by phone or in person, or allocating to the correct Officer. Again, an inspection of the highway may be required to inform your response. As well as dealing with members of the public the role has contact with all levels of the political structure, from County Councillors to Parish Councils where you will need to be diplomatic and politically aware and be sympathetic to their requests.

The post holder will also assist Senior Officers with the annual Traffic & Road Safety Programme which will provide opportunity to get involved with the delivery from inception to completion of a variety of traffic and highway related schemes such as traffic calming, bus stops, pedestrian crossings, speed limit changes, junction improvements, & traffic sign and road marking schemes.

About you

You will:

• Be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the highway network.
• Be a team player that contributes to building a positive and engaged working environment.
• Be willing to learn new skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Have a high attention to detail and be able to see tasks through to their completion.
• Be adept at positively representing the County Council, whether that be in person, or through written correspondence.

The designated work location will be in County Hall, Oxford, although much of the work is anticipated to be able to be carried out whilst agile working, (i.e. other offices in Oxfordshire or from home). You will be regularly required to carry out site visits to inspect the highway or assist with the supervision of construction works.

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays 
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
   

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lee Turner, Team Leader - Traffic & Road Safety on lee.turner@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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