Role Responsibility
Kent County Council Highways has a vital role to play in ensuring the County stays on the move by maintaining and enhancing our road networks. Reducing congestion is a key role for the KCC Street Works Team, with their work designed to meet the mission statement manage the use of Kents roads to help people make safe and reliable journeys.
KCC Highways is looking for a Streetworks Coordinator to support the delivery of their objectives through proactive coordination of road works and activities on Kents roads.
You will be responsible for providing professional co-ordination advice and to make complex decisions in the management of roadworks on Kents Highway network and assist the Streetworks Manager to ensure the continued successful operation of the Kent Lane Rental Scheme and Kent Permit Scheme.
The post holder will need to be confident in dealing with internal and external stakeholders. These will include the Public, Parish and District Councils, Local and County Councillors as well as works promoters and contractors.
With an accreditation in Street Works, you will have proven experience of dealing with traffic management and coordination issues and have a familiarity with reinstatement specifications. You will also be well-organised with effective communication skills and an awareness of relevant legislation.
You should have a sound knowledge of all Microsoft office applications and have a high level of computer literacy.
It is essential that as the team operates in a highly reactive work environment you are able to prioritise your own workload, work to tight deadlines, be methodical in your approach, use initiative and operate with minimum supervision.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.