PS/569/BCH - SO1/SC6 - Traffic Management Officer - Joint Protect Services Uniform

**Please note that this vacancy has now closed and is available to redeployees only; it will not be checked on a regular basis by the recruitment team. It is therefore essential that if you apply for this role, you e-mail BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk to notify us that you have submitted an application. We will then process it for shortlisting. If you do not notify us by e-mail that you have submitted an application, it will not be picked up. Please also ensure that you notify your allocated Change Advisor of any redeployee applications that you have submitted.
Redeployees who apply will be given priority over any other internal applicants for permanent roles up until the point that an offer has been accepted either verbally or in writing.
If a role is not filled by an internal candidate and is advertised externally, redeployees will continue to get priority over external applicants until a successful candidate has received a final offer of employment.**


Joint Protective Services (JPS) are seeking to recruit Traffic Management Officer Staff to fill forthcoming vacancies within the department, working from either Stevenage or Halsey Road police stations. This is for 2 full time posts.

The successful candidate will be part of a team that ensures effective coordination and liaison in relation to traffic management issues, providing a focus for continuity and consistency in the development and application of traffic management policy, particularly in relation to road development schemes and major road closures, acting as a principal consultee.

On a day to day basis, you will work for the Road Safety Operations Manager providing responses to consultation requests (formal and informal) on road schemes; work with partners to assist managing a wide variety of complaints that relate to the road network; work as a subject matter expert regarding traffic management audits at differing stages including post fatal collision audits and will play a central role in advising on road safety at major events and during major road projects providing the police view to relevant stakeholders on behalf of the relevant Chief Constable. You will be involved identifying collision hot spots, deploying sophisticated analytical data collection devices at the roadside; identifying their causes and providing recommendations on delivering sustainable solutions to relevant key stakeholders. A prior sound knowledge of road safety issues would be an asset coming into this role. To enable the successful candidate to become proficient, appropriate training and accreditation will need to be completed if it is not already held.

We welcome applications from staff who would like to work flexibly, for example job share applications would be considered.

JPS endeavour to reflect the diverse communities we serve and to build an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application process or for any further information, please contact Richard Hann on Richard.hann2@herts.pnn.police.uk or 01707 638802

Internal applicants working within BCH (Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary), should upload either your CV or a completed internal role summary form. This form can be found in the attached documents. Please note you will still be required to evidence against the minimum entry requirements.

If you are an external applicant, please ensure you upload your CV and evidence against the minimum entry requirements. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include any personal details on your CV, other than your name. An internal role summary form should not be completed.

If you are successful at shortlisting, you will be required to evidence against all personal qualities and the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile.

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.

Please note, this vacancy is open to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire employees however, if you are on Hertfordshire contract you will need to resign from your home force Terms & Conditions and join Bedfordshire Police or Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 757777 or the manager contact for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview.

Please note that this advert will be live to redeployees throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. To do this if you are a redeployee, write ‘Redeployee’ in the other competency boxes and just complete your evidence against the minimum entry requirements in the relevant box. Redeployees will take priority over other candidates at any point during the recruitment process up until a final offer is produced and you will be notified if this happens.