Streetworks Lead Officer

Overview

Buckinghamshire Council’s Highways and Technical Services are looking for a Streetworks Lead Officer to lead and assure our inspection activity- supporting consistent compliance, stronger quality standards, and effective coordination of works on the public highway to minimise disruption across the network.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. 

Highways and Technical Services play a vital role in supporting our communities, keeping the county moving and ensuring our transport network is safe, resilient and well‑managed. We’re ambitious, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Our Streetworks team works closely with utilities, contractors and internal partners to ensure that all highway activities comply with the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004.

You’ll be part of a supportive environment that values expertise, encourages learning, and promotes forward‑thinking approaches to managing our highways. As part of our ambition to deliver the very best highways service for Buckinghamshire, we have recently reshaped our service, creating a stronger, more resilient and forward‑looking structure. This transformation reflects both local priorities and significant national developments in the sector. With new initiatives emerging—including the introduction of Lane Rental and wider changes to streetworks and network management—we are now investing in a range of new and exciting roles that will help us meet the needs of our communities today and into the future. These posts offer a genuine opportunity to shape how we manage and improve our network, drive innovation, and ensure we continue to deliver a high‑quality, safe and efficient highway network.

About the role

As Streetworks Lead Officer, you’ll supervise the Streetworks Technicians and lead the delivery of our inspection activity—ensuring works on the highway are carried out safely, meet legislative requirements and support the expeditious movement of traffic across the network.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and support Streetworks Technicians, including coaching, development and quality assurance.
• Plan, prioritise and coordinate streetworks inspections across the area in line with legislation, guidance and codes of practice.
• Manage the sample and routine inspection programme to meet statutory timescales and service priorities.
• Deliver the coring programme in line with the HAUC(UK) Good Practice Guide.
• Ensure inspection processes, records and evidence are accurate, consistent and legally compliant (e.g., NRSWA 1991, TMA 2004, Highways Act 1980).
• Audit inspection activity and produce clear reports, recommendations and performance information.
• Provide expert advice and constructive challenge to colleagues, statutory undertakers and stakeholders, including attending meetings to resolve issues and improve practice.
• Support network outcomes through liaison with the Highways Hub, handling escalations/complaints, and contributing to enforcement, incident response and flexible working when required.

About you

The ideal candidate for the Streetworks Lead Officer role is an experienced streetworks technician with strong technical knowledge, excellent leadership ability, and the confidence to make informed decisions on a busy and high‑profile network. They will be a capable and supportive leader, able to supervise and develop a team of Streetworks Technicians through effective coaching, mentoring, and performance management. The ideal candidate will excel at building strong working relationships, communicating professionally at all levels, and collaborating across departments and partner organisations to ensure coordinated delivery of works. If you’re motivated, solutions‑focused, and ready to make a tangible difference to Buckinghamshire’s highway network, we would love to hear from you.

Other information

Working arrangements: You will mostly be working from your laptop connected to the network with some on site duties. There will be a requirement for you to be in an office twice a week. You will have a van allocated to you for business use only.

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interview-type / process: In person

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact: [email protected]

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. 

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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