Job Details

Job introduction

We are looking for a Highway Enforcement Officer to join the Highway Regulation team. The team is responsible for licensing items including scaffolds and skips on the public highway whilst enforcing against all types of highway obstructions and dangers.

About the role

The role requires an inquisitive mind with attention to detail, the successful candidate will be able to deal with various enquiries from negotiating outside seating space for a new restaurant; to authorising the removal of burnt-out abandoned vehicle and attending court as a witness to a breach of the highways act 1980.

The Highway Regulation team controls and licences various items on the public highway, these include skips, scaffolds, hoardings, cranes, outside seating for restaurants, shop displays and Advertising boards. We are also responsible for dealing with any obstructions to the public highway including abandoned cars and bikes, overhanging vegetation and building materials. The role is very varied, officers spend 75% of their day out of the office in all weathers carrying out inspections and investigations. Whilst we mainly deal with items on the public highway, we also investigate abandoned vehicles on open land, this can include parks and green spaces so sometimes requires the ability to walk over rough terrain in woods for example.

Interview date: w/c 19th Sep

For an informal discussion, please contact David Fisher - Highway Regulation Manager on 01273 292065

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

We offer the opportunity for the suitable candidate to choose to  work in a hybrid way. Your specific working arrangements will be subject to team and service working arrangements already in place alongside Government guidance.  Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

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