Senior Network Resilience Lead (Hybrid - Bristol/Exeter)

National Highways; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Senior Network Planner - Resilience to lead resilience, emergency and severe weather response planning. The role guides development of processes that reflect best practice and insights, with hybrid work from Bristol or Exeter and a requirement to drive in role.

A clear focus on reducing risk and improving service levels will be central. You will liaise with regional teams and external partners, drive funding opportunities, and shape contingency and business

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding the Civil Contingency Act 2004 (desirable).
• Experience of creating, developing response plans including managing debriefs (desirable).
• Ability to implement company crisis management procedures and policies.
• Good communications and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively analysing the effectiveness of existing plans and arrangements in meeting service level expectations and implement improvement initiatives.
• Providing advice and consultancy to minimise impact to Operations in the event of an emergency.
• Develop and recommend best practice methods for ongoing improvement of processes and activities in scope.
• Proactively liaising with regional Operations colleagues and wider internal/external stakeholders to minimise impact of events on customers.
• Manage Network Resilience funding, identify schemes, liaise with service providers to develop opportunities and prioritise funding by risk.
• Experience in contingency and business continuity planning and understanding of resilience objectives.

Skills

Civil Contingency Act knowledge

Response plan development

Crisis management procedures

Stakeholder management

Job description

National Highways is seeking a Senior Network Planner - Resilience to lead resilience, emergency and severe weather response planning. The role guides development of processes that reflect best practice and insights, with hybrid work from Bristol or Exeter and a requirement to drive in role.

A clear focus on reducing risk and improving service levels will be central. You will liaise with regional teams and external partners, drive funding opportunities, and shape contingency and business