About Us and The Role

As a Highway Authority, Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has responsibility for co-ordinating all works on the highway network of Warwickshire. Both WCC and undertakers are required to give notice to each other of their intended works. This process is aimed at assessing the impact on any works to minimise disruption to traffic networks and any foreseeable inconvenience which could be caused to street/road users.

WCC carries out these duties under the New Roads & Street Works Act (NRSWA) / Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004 taking action to ensure compliance by all works promoters

All works promoters are required to apply for a permit from the highway authority and WCC issues these through the the joint permit scheme West and Shires Permit scheme (WaSP)

The Network Coordinator will carry out the County's co-ordination & Network Management duty on the Warwickshire highway by assessing and processing Permits set out under regulations and conditions from NRSWA and TMA and enforced through the WaSP Permit scheme.

Key Requirements

• Relevant degree or other qualification to NVQ Level 4 or a minimum of 3 years experience within a relevant specialist discipline
• The ability to independently interpret and analyse varied and complex information or situations over the medium term.
• Experience of working with customers, clients and partners
• The ability to organise own workload and decide priorities.
• The ability to persuade others to adopt a course of action which is not necessarily their preferred approach
• Have experience of using ICT systems
• The ability to work under pressure including meeting deadlines and dealing with interruptions
• The ability to co-ordinate a number of elements within a project plan.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Additional Information

For further information about the role please contact Claire Dolan, Network Coordination Team Leader on clairedolan@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date – 8^th March 2021

Interview date – To be confirmed

Click on the 'Apply' button to begin your application.

You will need to complete the online application form. If you are unable to apply using the Apply button please contact the Recruitment Centre on recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk, including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce and would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, disabled people and people from the LGBT+ Community.