The postholder will be required to maintain the drainage asset in a safe condition within limited budgetary provision and to ensure compliance with the Highways Act 1980 and Land Drainage Act 1991. The postholder will be required to carry out their duties as part of a team delivering frontline services within a holistic approach to the maintenance of the public realm.

The postholder duties will include the preparation of drainage schemes and other works in order that the requirements of the Capital and Revenue programmes are achieved, including works funded by developer’s contributions, and provide technical support and information to enquiries.

The role may require occasional out of normal hours working to facilitate the successful delivery of the programme.

What you’ll be doing:

• Participate in the development and co-ordination of the effective delivery of the Highways Authorities 1980 & Land Drainage Act 1991 duties and responsibilities, including responsibility for the public open space drainage, identification of defects and instigation and monitoring of remedial work.
• Participate in the preparation and specification for tendering and implementation of highways maintenance contracts in accordance with current legislation.
• Respond efficiently and effectively to enquiries and complaints related to any aspect of the service provided by public open space drainage from customers and other sources. Record findings and initiate action as necessary taking appropriate action to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Participate in the design, implementation and review of management systems and maintenance inventories and procedures to monitor the performance of all highways management contracts and services.
• Developing partnerships both within the Council and with external bodies including the Environment Agency, Thames Water and Affinity Water, in order to instigate and progress projects and/or seek new methods of service delivery including actively investigating, identifying and building on opportunities for joint working and shared best practice.
• Prepare, develop and review the Service plan in respect of public open space drainage in order to contribute to the Area, Group and Directorate business plans.
• Provide public open space drainage statistical information in accordance with the requirements of the Audit Commission, CIPFA and other government and regional bodies in line with continuous improvement principles and Best Value evaluation processes. 
• Participate in the development, monitoring, control and review budgets held in respect of contracted Highways Management Services.
• To respond to emergency situations and react accordingly in line with service requirements and the Council’s civil emergency planning arrangements.
• To carry out condition surveys and site surveys as directed and to undertake the preparation of reports with associated recommendations.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant professional work experience in Civil/Highway Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Transportation or equivalent
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Transportation or equivalent
• Demonstrable suitable relevant experience in delivery of drainage and/or flood risk management schemes, from pre-design through to implementation and sign-off
• Demonstrable experience of asset management approach
• Detailed specialist knowledge with regard to relevant legislation, technical specifications, standards and codes of practice and ongoing developments in the area of highways drainage
• General knowledge of highways and transport policies and associated working knowledge of legislation
• Experience of surveying and project cost calculation
• Good budgetary management skills
• Experience of working with consultants and/or contractors
• Full driving licence or the ability to travel around the borough on a daily basis

Desirable Experience

• Experience of project management methodology e.g. Prince 2
• Experience of designing sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
• Experience of stakeholder diplomacy, negotiation, and conflict resolution
• Experience of mapping solutions including GIS MapInfo or similar

About Us

Re is a Joint Venture between the London Borough of Barnet and Capita delivering Highways, Planning and Regulatory services on behalf of the Borough. The Re Highways Service exists to provide high quality and cost-effective highways and transportation management solutions, which are of real benefit to residents, businesses and visitors of the London Borough of Barnet, both now and into the future.

The Service encompasses three integrated teams i.e. Asset Management; Traffic Management & Compliance; and Performance, Programme and Innovation. The teams are underpinned by robust Business Support Functions to ensure the right decision at the right time.

The Service has in place clear performance and improvement mechanisms to ensure that every team understands and delivers against their roles and responsibilities in relation to ‘The Way We Work’. This approach enables all activities to be undertaken in an integrated and focused way delivering the Service vision, objectives and outcomes in an accurate and timely fashion, ensuring Service Excellence at every point of customer contact.   

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

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