Vacancy Information

Division / Department - Operations Command
Grade - Grade G
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £32,163 - £38,008
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Near Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.

It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

Surrey RoadSafe is aiming to reduce collisions and casualties on the roads in Surrey and is a joint venture between Surrey Police, Surrey County Council, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, National Highways and the OPCC for Surrey.

This is a new and exciting role within the Surrey RoadSafe team.

In this role you will be the Police lead for the installation and maintenance of road safety camera's across Surrey. This will include working with partner agencies such as Surrey County Council, National Highways, and suppliers.

The successful candidate will also examine potential new sites, assess, and select technology to reduce traffic collisions and casualties and help achieve the aims and objectives of vision zero.

This role will be a specialist in the modern technological advancements such as AI and identify the opportunities to integrate innovative systems in to our existing infrastructure.

Flexitime: 36 hours, 5 day week, normal hours plus evenings and weekends as required. Hours in excess of 36 will be considered for time off in lieu as agreed with the Head of Department.

Skills & Experience

Minimum of Level 2 Engineering qualification to enable professional capability in design, installation, maintenance, and evaluation of Surrey’s Camera technology. Or in lieu of the professional qualification, demonstration of considerable relevant experience.

Experience of report writing, developing, and delivering business planning improvements and information, preferably within a performance management framework.

Experience of developing, implementing, and reviewing procedures and systems to ensure risks are identified and assessed and working practices are safe and compliant within best practice.

Experience of applying project management principles and practice, including the ability to monitor budgets, set timescales and review effectiveness of service delivery.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolves issues independently, plan solutions and make sound pragmatic decisions which will have a direct impact on the service, within the parameter set by the line manager.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate with outside companies and agencies for excellent customer service and timely project management. To communicate specifically what is required and ensure that the companies and agencies deliver within the set timescales, professionally and are representing the values and behaviours that the public would expect of them working with Surrey RoadSafe.

Excellent research and judgement skills to analyse and interpret varied and complex technical data and information to produce effective business strategies and identify innovative solutions over the long term.

Ability to travel around Surrey and beyond to carry out responsibilities to the role as necessary.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

Please contact surreyrs@surrey.police.uk for further information.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly.  You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes.  Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference.  This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

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