Highways Interface Adviser
Matchtech Group
- Cardiff
- £28,000-30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Our client, a well-established company in the HTP sector, is seeking a Highways Interface Adviser to provide specialist technical advice and ensure compliance with highways interface legislation. In this contract role, you will play a vital role in managing and progressing statutory notifications for the organisation's activities with a highway interface.
About The Role (External)
- Support the effective management of the Street Works Notice Management System for a defined geographical area.
- Progress statutory notifications to relevant local authorities, street works undertakers, and other bodies for all the companies activities that have a highway interface.
- Update the street works management system in accordance with national processes and populate systems with data.
- Liaise with highway authorities, statutory undertakers, and public utilities as required, and advise on attendance at highway authorities coordination meetings, where necessary.
- Attend and represent the organisation at regional highway authority and utility committee (HAUC) and the Joint Authorities Group (JAG [UK]) meetings.
- Interface and liaise with local Authorities on the introduction and application of chargeable Permits required for Network Rail works.
- Validation on Fixed Penalty fines made against the Route and management of the process where the company's works were undertaken in accordance with New Road and Streetworks regulations.
- Determine and populate street designations to protect the company's interests in the national street gazetteer (NSG).
- Provide advice on and action external electronic notifications in order to minimise business disbenefits and maximise opportunities.
- Deliver awareness briefings and training on the legislative requirements and the company's processes for highways interfaces.
- BTEC or equivalent qualification.
- Experience in street works management in an appropriate environment.
- Knowledge of New Roads and Street Works legislation and associated codes of practice.
- Good information technology skills.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Knowledge of public, common, contractual, and railway legislation affecting street works.
- Good communication skills.
- Awareness of railway infrastructure and its functionality.
- Good railway and geographical knowledge.