Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•To lead on, and be responsible for network occupancy management and abnormal load management and associated staff for the Agency. This includes ensuring that NMWTRA fulfils the delegated statutory duties, regulatory enforcement, policies, processes and other requirements in respect of the:
Highways Act 1980 (HA);
New Roads & Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA);
Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA);
Road Traffic Acts (RTA);
Planning Control
Welsh Government Trunk Road Maintenance Manual (WGTRMM).
•To lead on providing specialist policy and legislative advice and support to Welsh Government and operational technical advice and support to the Business and Network Operations teams.
Responsibility for functions
•Management responsibility for 3 No. Network Occupancy Officers, 1 No. Regulatory Officer and Service Providers undertaking services connected with the role;
•Responsible for managing Development Control Administration
•Responsible for managing the Welsh Government (WG) Integrated Road Information Systems (IRIS) modules and other operational databases on behalf of NMWTRA;
•Management of the collection of inspection fees, enforcement penalties and other income;
•Responsible for co-ordination of 18 No. Assistant Route Managers and 9 No. Inspectors in respect of street works functions.
Main duties
Network Occupancy Management
•To lead on street works management functions including National Street Gazetteer, Additional Street Data, noticing, co-ordination, inspections, reinstatements, roadspace management, events management, embargo periods.
•To lead on abnormal loads management;
•To lead on permanent / temporary traffic orders & notices management;
•To lead on highway regulatory and enforcement requirements including illegal signs, obstructions, works, ‘dangerous’ trees, street works permits and licences for skips & scaffolding, trading in laybys, temporary traffic signal permits;
•To lead on minimising congestion and disruption on the network through the identification of problems and liaison with stakeholders;
•To lead on the development and implementation of processes for providing WG with advice regarding Development Control applications adjacent to the trunk road network.
•To assist the Network Manager, Delivery Manager and other Agency staff with wider network management issues including for example:
•Incident management e.g. contingency plans and processes;
•Programming of works.
•Development Control
•To represent the Agency on network occupancy issues in liaison with others including Welsh Government and their suppliers, Partner Authority Service Providers, Designers, Contractors, Utilities, Developers, South Wales Trunk Road Agency, Highways England, A55 UK Highways Ltd, adjacent Highway Authorities, GeoPlace, Police & other Emergency Services, attending Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC) Meetings.
•To lead on the protection of trunk road infrastructure from damage e.g. management of inventory records for underground / over ground apparatus on trunk roads and special requirements for statutory undertakers;
•To lead on the creation and management of network occupancy management systems, policies and processes;
•To undertake the Project Sponsor role for commissioning services;
•To manage budgets for all network occupancy related functions.
Health & Safety and Environment
•It is the responsibility of every employee within the Agency to comply with the Health & Safety, environmental and quality policies as defined within the Agency Business Management System.
•Ensure that Health & Safety at Work and environmental legislation and policies are strictly adhered to.
•Undertake personal Health and Safety responsibility at all times.
General
•To liaise as appropriate with Agency officers, WG Officers, Partner Authorities and other relevant bodies.
•Ensure compliance with Agency and WG financial regulations and procedures.
•To foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. In this context, to monitor technological and other developments in the industry, including new methods, with the aim of adopting best practice wherever appropriate.
•Administrative, technical and professional duties commensurate with the status of the post.
•To deal with complaints and enquiries in a courteous and professional manner.
•The above list of duties is for outline purposes only. The postholder is expected to undertake any other duties relevant to the nature and grade of the post in accordance with reasonable requests from the Line Manager.
•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.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
•This post will require occasional working outside normal office hours.
•Visit construction sites.
•Attend meetings in other parts of the UK (e.g. Llandrindod, Cardiff).