Network Co ordinator Maternity Cover
Network Co ordinator Maternity Cover
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Job Description
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO
Contract Type: Full time Fixed term 6 Months (with a possibilty to extend further)
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 12/05/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): w/c 02/06/2025
Reference:1699
About Us:
Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly residentfocused insightled digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace wellbeing skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
Waltham Forest Highways is responsible of about 420km of roads 900km of footpaths 30km segregated cycle tracks and we require an experienced Network CoOrdinator. We have a duty to manage our road network balancing the necessity of works on the highway with the right of road users to expect the minimum disruption from works.
In order to provide maternity cover for a minimum period of 6months which might be extendable the successful candidate will work within the Highways and Parking team and with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners.
Waltham Forest Highways is committed to providing a highquality service to the residents of the borough and we are looking for a highly motivated person to become a valuable member of the team.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be involved in a varied range of tasks including assessment and coordination of:
- road & street works permit applications from utilities and highway authorities;
- highway licence applications from builders and developers for scaffolding hoarding cranes etc;
- events on or affecting highways;
- applications for Temporary Traffic Orders;
- temporary trafficmanagement proposals for all the above activities.
- Proposed temporary works within draft Construction and Logistic Plans (CLP) for proposed development sites
They will also be involved in collaboration with our inspection team in monitoring utility defects immediate works and other potentially disruptive incidents on our road network.
Qualifications and Requirements:
The successful candidate will be experienced in carrying out a similar range of tasks and will have a good working knowledge of the applicable legislation codes of practice Supervisor qualification is also desirable but not essential. You would join a busy team within our Highways Department and should therefore have good time management and organisational skills and be prepared to meet strict deadlines.
IT skills should include the ability to use Microsoft Office packages. Experience in the use of Symology Aurora and/or other Street Manager compatible street works management systems will be useful.
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
Suitable drivers license;
As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in publicfacing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
