Senior Network Change Officer

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Do you have a good working knowledge and understanding of Highways services?

You could help shape the future of the Highway Network!

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail oriented Senior Network Change Officer to join our Highways and Infrastructure team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing changes to the highway network, ensuring that infrastructure assets are accurately recorded, maintained, and integrated into long term asset management strategies.

Working within the PFI Contract Services team, you will support the Principal Network Change Officer in coordinating network changes, managing maintenance liabilities, and ensuring that highway assets are effectively transferred and maintained in accordance with contractual requirements and council policies.

As a Senior Network Change Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the management of changes to the highway network, ensuring that asset updates, maintenance responsibilities, and associated costs are accurately recorded and managed. The role involves coordinating highway asset changes, facilitating effective information exchange with internal teams, service providers, and developers, and ensuring the smooth transfer of maintenance liabilities.

You will be responsible for maintaining detailed and accurate asset records, supporting payment processes linked to maintenance costs, and providing data and analysis to inform contract performance and decision making. The role also includes reviewing and contributing to infrastructure proposals and business cases, helping to ensure they are clear, compliant, and deliverable.

Working closely with stakeholders, you will contribute to the long term planning and asset management of highway infrastructure, support the operation and improvement of network change processes, and help develop effective service arrangements and future contract approaches in line with council policies and objectives.

We're looking for a candidate who has

• Ability to manage or support change processes and understand their broader impacts
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and coordinate stakeholders
• Strong skills in data management and analysis, with a focus on maintaining accurate and reliable records
• Confident using IT systems to manage information and support decision making
• Experience in managing services or contracts, with the ability to review performance, assess costs, and challenge proposals where needed
• Experience in improving processes and working well in a changing environment
• Understanding of costs, value, and how assets are managed over time

• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund - with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme - access to 800+ brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support - independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health

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Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.