Infrastructure Senior Development Officer

Infrastructure Senior Development Officer

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £36,086 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 11th February 2024

This role will be split between office based, home working and working one site. Expected office attendance is one day a week (Wednesday).

The Role

Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver better quality at lower cost. We have an ambitious transformation agenda - one with the scope to reach every part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver our services. We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We're immensely proud of our flexible working options.

The Opportunity

Essex County Council (ECC) has a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) which sets out how ECC will increase the number of people travelling by bus. The Bus Roadside Infrastructure can influence peoples view of the bus and the Bus Infrastructure Team's role is to provide quality roadside infrastructure for the residents of Essex. There are 7,483 bus stops in Essex, and 2,108 have bus shelters, 2,891 are bus stops with a level boarding facility or raised kerb and 5,488 have flags and poles.

The role will support the Infrastructure Development Manager in the analysis of current bus infrastructure and identify replacement, maintenance, and new requirements, in coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. They will draft specifications for the procurement of services and manage awarded bus infrastructure contracts.

The role reports to the Infrastructure Development Manager, part of the Integrated Passenger Transport Unit (IPTU), will manage bus infrastructure projects and work collaboratively with colleagues and Council Members across Essex County Council, Districts, City and Borough Councils, plus Bus Operators and Local Developers.

This role requires a candidate with excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills as you will be working with a diverse team.

Accountabilities

• Provide support for local partnerships to ensure Roadside Bus Infrastructure meets the needs of Essex residents and supports the BSIP ambition to see more people traveling by bus.
• Play a key role in the management of contracts to ensure successful installation of Roadside Bus Infrastructure.
• Responsible for carrying out onsite inspections and audits in line with the Construction, Design and Management (CDM) regulations.
• Responsible for ensuring projects meet key milestones and are delivered on time and within budget.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement for projects, taking account of potential sensitivities and ensuring best outcomes for the communities of Essex.
• Develop and maintain a progress recording system to track progress of financial targets, across the Bus Infrastructure Development function within the IPTU.
• Responsible for ensuring prompt and efficient processing of member enquiries and those of customer and work colleagues.
• Assist with the development of a program of capital and revenue projects to deliver the Passenger Transport and wider directorate and corporate policies and strategies.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject area, or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development with expert knowledge in CDM regulations and ideally NRSWA trained.
• Experience within the infrastructure sector, working with both internal and external partners and understanding the challenges of achieving outcomes within a complex multi-agency commercial environment.
• Experience of project management practices, ideally with an industry recognised qualification.
• Experience of reading Utility Plans, desirable but not essential.
• Strong analytical, prioritisation, and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing business relationships and stakeholders.
• Problem solver with exceptional analytical and quantitative skills.
• A full, clean driving license and access to a car required.

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Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk.

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