Street Lighting Officer

We are currently looking for a Street lighting officer to work with one of our clients based in Wakefield. You will be working for the council. Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Temp contract Pay rate £16 - £19ph Job Purpose Specifically this post will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing the PFI contract performance standards, acting as the main point of contact between the Council and the PFI contractor, ensuring that street lighting best practice is considered in discussions with the contractor, public, officers, developers and elected members. Ensure that energy submissions are timely and accurate. Evaluate requests for additional lighting in line with the Councils prioritisation model. Facilitate ongoing meetings between street lighting designers and scheme clients. Assess requests made under the Temporary Diversion Sign policy ensuring that the policy is adhered to and appropriate licence fees are levied. Publicise and seek new business in terms of the Roundabout Sponsorship scheme liaising with external and internal stakeholders to achieve the required objectives. Key Responsibilities Be responsible for the PFI contract to ensure its successful timely delivery of the street lighting PFI project goals. Establish procedures and monitor the progress against contractual and service performance targets ensuring corrective action is taken in the event that milestones and other targets are not met. Verify/Authorise accuracy of payments to the PFI contractor against performance measures and verify contractual payments for work carried out additional to the PFI. Verify/Authorise accuracy of monthly energy accounts for the non-metered street lighting supply based on verification of any changes within the street lighting inventory. Review contractual issues negotiate and agree solutions as required by the contract. To ensure good communications between Members, community representatives, members of the public and other Departments, to ensure the highest standards are met, complaints investigated and the image of the Council promoted and enhanced. To ensure all policies, practices, legislation and codes of conduct are adhered to. To ensure that auditable systems and procedures are in place and that probity is maintained. Evaluate requests for additional lighting from the Public, Councillors and Officers. Take a lead role in delivering improved services, specific projects and work programmes bringing in customers and stakeholders where required. Assess requests made under the Temporary Diversion Sign policy ensuring that the policy is adhered to and appropriate licence fees are levied. Publicise and seek new business in terms of the Roundabout Sponsorship scheme liaising with external and internal stakeholders to achieve the required objectives. Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer. To discuss this vacancy or other Social Work vacancies in your area please contact Liam Murphy on (url removed)