We're looking for Rights of Way Officer to join our Transportation team based in Wellingborough. Within this role, you can enjoy a fantastic, matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment

Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 

Contract: Permanent, full time

What will you be responsible for?

As a Rights of Way Officer, you'll be working within the Delivery Team ensuring that public rights of way / access to the countryside is maintained

Your day to day will include:

• Undertaking inspections and raising works instructions in accordance with enquiries made by stakeholders across the rights of way network in North Northamptonshire
• Liaising with stakeholders and dealing with customer correspondence from elected members, parish councils, landowners, developers and members of the public
• Categorising, logging and entering defects onto the Works Management System (WMS) and updating customers via the WMS system, working closely with the Communications Team and Senior Rights of Way Officer
• Assisting the Senior Rights of Way Officer with the management of cyclical works programmes  including mowing and clearance works across the network
• Attending meetings with stakeholders and landowners to resolve specific issues on the network, joining client meetings outside of normal working hours and other interested parties assisting with developing strategies for the management of the rights of way network

What are we looking for?

This role of Rights of Way Officer  is great for you if:

• Demonstrate qualifications in a relevant subject or field including knowledge of Rights of Way legislation and “Rights of Way: A Guide to Law & Practice” (Blue Book)
• You drive and hold a full driving licence
• Have experience working on the Rights of Way network, demonstrate an ability to resolve conflict confidently and effectively

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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