Senior Network Compliance Officer

EMEA3 Recruitment; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Flexible working options

Leave entitlements (maternity/paternit

Volunteering opportunities

Training and mentoring

Staff discounts

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Senior Network Compliance Officer for a part-time role with hybrid working options at County Hall, Chichester. You will lead a team ensuring highway works comply with New Roads and Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act, and local schemes.

The role involves site visits, outdoor work in all weather, and travel across West Sussex. Essential criteria include leadership, safety focus, and strong communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria include knowledge of utility operations and streetworks on the public highway and relevant legislation.
• Strong people leadership with experience in managing, motivating and developing teams.
• Proactive delivery focus with safety and financial awareness.
• Proven problem-solving ability for complex situations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Valid full driving license

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Network Management Compliance Officers to ensure highway works comply with legislation.
• Oversee compliance and enforcement and resolve customer issues relating to temporary obstructions.
• Act as a key interface delivering high-quality service while minimising disruption.
• Regular site visits across West Sussex and travel across the county.

Skills

Knowledge of utility operations

People leadership

Delivery focus

Problem solving

Communication

Full driving license

Education

Degree in civil engineering/engineering/law

New Roads and Street Works Supervisor qualification

LANTRA Sector 12D (Supervisor)

Experience in network management/road works

Job description

Salary:£49,817 to £53,051 per annum (£29,890 to £31,830 per annum pro rata)

Working Pattern: Part Time 22.2 hours per week, 7.4 hours Monday to Wednesday as a part of a job share.

Location: County Hall, Chichester, with options to work in a hybrid manner according to the needs of the services.

Interview: 16th and 18th September 2026

About the Job

As a Senior Network Compliance Officer, you will lead a team of Network Management Compliance Officers to ensure utility companies and other permit/licence holders carry out works on the public highway safely and in compliance with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004, and West Sussex County Council Permit and Lane Rental Schemes.

You will oversee compliance and enforcement activity, respond to and resolve customer issues relating to temporary highway obstructions, and act as a key customer interface driving efficient, high-quality service delivery while minimising disruption to the network.

This role includes regular site visits across the county, working outdoors in all weather conditions, and engaging directly with the public and stakeholders. Travel across West Sussex is required.

What we need from you

Essential Criteria:

• Knowledge and experience of utility operations and/or streetworks on the public highway, including relevant legislation
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience managing, motivating and developing teams
• Proactive approach to delivery, with a strong focus on safety, financial awareness, and achieving outcomes
• Proven problem-solving ability, with confidence making decisions in complex or challenging situations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders
• Full driving license

Desirable Criteria:

• Degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in a relevant field (e.g. civil engineering, engineering, law)
• New Roads and Street Works Supervisor qualification
• LANTRA Sector 12D (Supervisor) accreditation
• Experience in network management or equivalent area, including road construction and maintenance
• Proven experience conducting inspections of works on the public highway i.e. Traffic Management / Re-instatements

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellentlocal government pension scheme
• arange of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependencyand adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see ourStaff discounts pageif you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme,Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is EIE01560.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manger 24th to 28th August - [e-mail], 29th August to 4th September - David O’Brien (Network Compliance Manager) atDavid.O'[e-mail]

For issues or queries regarding your application please [e-mail].

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.