Secondment 6 Months
INTERNAL ONLY (DCC Employees Only)
A secondment opportunity is available on a temporary basis to cover the post of Neighbourhood Highways Officer (NHO) for the Northern area. The post is full time and will be based at South Molton, although it will also involve working from Barnstaple. It will initially run for six months and may be extended until the full time post holder returns to work. This is an ideal opportunity for anybody who may be considering a future role in the Neighbourhood Team.
The main roles of the of the NHO are to understand local issues and provide local advice and information on highway and traffic management by:
1. Supporting, consulting and advising local elected Members on highway and traffic management issues, works and programmes;
2. Providing regular liaison with Town and Parish Councils and community groups, informing them of planned work programmes and identifying local community priorities;
3. Consulting on, determining and advising on local priorities for highway and traffic management, providing input to planned work programmes, and commissioning local programmes and projects;
4. Providing high quality customer service, focussing on undertaking technical investigation and assessment of highway and traffic management enquiries and requests.