Purpose of the Post
 
• Manage and implement a rolling programme of soft estate inspections and ecological surveys for the trunk road network.
• Manage the soft estate inventory and identification of ecological assets.
• Manage programmed, routine and reactive maintenance activities associated with the soft estate and environmental management.
• To meet NMWTRA obligations under Section 41, “Duty to maintain highways maintainable at public expense” and Section 58 “Special          defence in action against a highway authority for damages for non-repair of Highway” of the Highways Act 1980.
• To assist Environmental Co-ordinators and Ecologists with implementing the requirements of environmental legislation and Welsh                Government (WG) policy.
Responsibility for functions  e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
• Manage external service providers, partnerships and stakeholders
• Manage Assistant Environmental Officers (1No.) – pending business case with Welsh Government
• Manage related environmental inspection and maintenance budgets
• Vehicle
• Camera
• Binoculars
• Tablet / laptop
• Mobile phone
• Welsh Government environmental asset management databases
Main Duties 
Management
• To deputise for the Ecologist or Environmental Co-ordinator when required.
• To manage external service providers (consultants / designers as a Project Sponsor and contractors).
• To manage relationships and liaison with environmental partners and stakeholders.
• To assist and advise the Environment team and Welsh Government regarding improvements to biodiversity, landscape or environmental      management.
Inspection Function
• To assist with the management of environmental inspections including of the soft estate on the trunk road network in accordance with the    requirements of the Welsh Government Trunk Road Maintenance Manual (WGTRMM) and Welsh Government asset management              systems.
• Assist with or undertake inspections for other highway asset types e.g. highway boundaries or environmental / noise barriers when              required.
• To acquire expertise in using the network referencing system by understanding the Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS)           link-section-node system and documentation managed by the Inspection team.
• Identify, risk assess and prioritise asset defects, injurious weeds, invasive species and plant diseases.
• To assist the Arboricultural Officers in the survey and management of hazardous trees under s154 Highways Act and the tree                         management database when required.
• To programme and undertake relevant inspections (cyclic, reactive) to comply with WGTRMM.
• Informing the NMWTRA Environment team, Operations team and Route Management teams as soon as practicable to enable WGTRMM    Category 1 defects to be ‘made safe’.
• Liaise with landowners or stakeholder organisations (e.g. Natural Resources Wales [NRW] or local authorities) regarding environmental        issues located adjacent to the trunk road.
• To assist the Police, enforcement bodies and Third Party Claims team by investigating pollution claims, damage or disturbance to                ecosystems or protected species.
Ecological & Environmental Survey Function
• To assist with the management of ecological surveys on trunk road network in accordance with the requirements of the Welsh                      Government Trunk Road Maintenance Manual (WGTRMM) and Welsh Government asset management systems.
• To arrange surveys and manage records for protected species, pollinators and liaise with external bodies e.g. www.cofnod.org.uk
• To assist and liaise with the NMWTRA Delivery & Inspection Unit or others regarding ecological surveys required as part of capital                improvement projects e.g. site inspection for Japanese Knotweed,
• To arrange for specialist ecological surveys by the NMWTRA supply chain e.g. licenced bat surveyors.
• To arrange for specialist environmental surveys by the NMWTRA supply chain e.g. water quality monitoring / testing or pollution detection     to meet the requirements of The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003.
Maintenance & Improvement Function
• Manage the procurement, commissioning and implementation of programmed, routine and reactive maintenance functions associated          with the soft estate, for example:
     o Annual programme for managing invasive species and injurious weeds (as per the Weeds Act 1959). 
     o Pollution mitigation measures to implement The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009.
• To assist and provide emergency incident management support to the emergency services and NMWTRA in the event of a pollution              incident.
• Manage defect repairs and routine maintenance functions within available budgets and roadspace constraints.
• To provide support to NMWTRA teams and supply chain to manage the risks of damaging or disturbing ecosystems in particular the              implementation of the Manual for Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) Series 3000 Landscape and Ecology.
• To support the Environmental Co-Ordinators and Ecologists in the delivery of Welsh Government biodiversity objectives and Ministerial        initiatives (e.g. Green Corridors) to meet Environment Act (Wales) 2016 requirements.
• Assist in the management of the NMWTRA Environmental Risk Database.
Inventory Function
• Undertaking inspections and surveys for the creation of soft estate inventory information detailing new and existing assets in accordance      with WGTRMM including woodlands, grasslands, water bodies, amenity areas, biodiversity assets (such as bat boxes, badger tunnels,        hibernacula). The survey data is to be recorded in WG asset management systems.
• Undertaking inspections and surveys for the creation of ecological inventory information detailing new and existing soft estate assets in        accordance with WGTRMM. The survey data is to be recorded in WG asset management systems.
• To assist NMWTRA in the management of land asset and highway boundary information using Geographic Information Systems.
General
• To supervise and provide guidance on work undertaken by service providers.
• To communicate effectively and courteously with elected members, the public, members and Welsh Government officers and other              external organisations and bodies.
• To deal with complaints and enquiries in a courteous and professional manner whilst out on site and in the office.
• To co-operate and liaise with staff from other Departments of the Council and Partner Authorities in order to promote the effective                   management of NMWTRA. 
• To be responsible for self-development.
• Undertake any other proportionate and reasonable duties that correspond with the salary level and responsibility level of the post as             required by the line manager.
• Operate within the Council’s policy and procedures in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
Health & Safety and Environmental
• To comply with health & safety aspects of the inspection team including implementing risk management through compliance with for            example established safe systems of work and operational risk assessments.
• To ensure that health, safety, environmental risk assessment processes are fully considered in all aspects of the work of the                          environmental service such as traffic management.
• It is the responsibility of every employee within the Agency to comply with the Health and Safety, environmental and quality policies as          defined within the Agency Integrated Business Management System.
• Ensure that Health and Safety at Work and environmental legislation and policies are strictly adhered to.
• Undertake personal Health and Safety responsibility at all times.
• The post holder is expected to be aware of the requirements e.g. the Health and Safety legislation and to cooperate with the Council’s          Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at    Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal                information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to        act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
Special Circumstances e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
 • Requirement to work hours which are outside normal working hours (bandwidth 08:00hrs to 18:00hrs in accordance with the flexi hours        scheme) as requested for example evening and / or weekend inspections within traffic management.
• Requirement that the post holder will undertake training as and when required.
• Attend occasional meetings in other parts of the UK (e.g. Llandrindod, Cardiff).