Technical Officer

The Street Works Technical Officer will be part of our Traffic Management & Compliance service based in Barnet (Colindale). Reporting to the Street Works & Network Asset Manager you will manage the process of reviewing licencing applications from works promoters and developers the management of the TTRO process and procedures reporting on performance and compliance metrics in line with relevant legislation and providing technical guidance and advice where required for street works related matters.

Key accountabilities:
Responsible for advising & approving works promoters plans for activities involving high levels of disruption and or major works within the Borough.
Draft temporary traffic orders/notices as appropriate in line with requirements of current legislation to accommodate utility street works S278 agreements filming and cranes.
In the event of road closures or banned traffic movement responsible for assessing appropriate diversion routes for alternative use and advise emergency services.
Act as point of contact for proposed works submitted to the authority by road authorities responsible for trunk roads and motorways effecting Barnets road network. Advise and approve plans as necessary.
Assess the needs and requirements of S278 agreement works within the borough in accordance with their construction management plans and the network management duty.
Advise Network Management (Highways) team as and when required on major projects traffic management and closures.
Arrange works orders for facilitating signs and lines associated with issued temporary orders.
Advise and where necessary arrange temporary orders to accommodate filming requests on the highway.
Support NRSWA/Permit team as and when necessary in all aspects of works in particular advising on significantly disruptive & major works traffic management requests within the Borough.
Lead on S50 & 171 works arrange licence requirements and hold meetings with contractors in order to assess and approve works on the public highway.
Prepare Traffic Management Act Notifications to Transport for London when required.
To assist the Street Works & Network Asset Manager with analysing the performance statistics on all works promoters and produce periodic detailed reports which will identify the performance standards being achieved on all aspects of the promoters works and where required to determine action plans and enable improvement notices to be issued.
Investigate any issues resulting in failure to meet performance targets report any findings and propose and implement any necessary corrective actions.

Financial Responsibilities:
Maintain daily weekly and monthly records of the income related to your service in order to accurately support the Street Works & Network Asset Manager to report on budget achievements.
Support the team on the production of draft charges and invoices to works promoters and issue such on a monthly basis for agreement.
Support the team on responding to any challenges from works promoters relating to the proposed charges and deal with these robustly in order to maximise the income from these activities.

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