Cleaddau Bridge - Co-Ordinator

Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local environmental authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a full-time Cleddau Bridge Coordinator to ensure smooth operations of the Bridge Office. This role involves handling emergency calls, monitoring safety systems, and providing essential administrative support. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication and IT skills, and be prepared for a 12-hour rolling shift pattern including night and day shifts. This is a rewarding opportunity for a proactive individual looking to contribute positively to community safety and operations.

Qualifications

• Proactive problem-solver looking for a challenging and rewarding role.
• Ability to make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Handling and assessing emergency calls.
• Monitoring bridge safety systems.
• Liaising with emergency services.
• Providing administrative support including financial processing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

IT proficiency (including Microsoft Office)

Ability to work independently

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Salary

Grade 5 - £26,403 - £27,694

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Open Ended

Package

Grade 5 - £26,403 - £27,694 + Weekend Working + Unsocial Hours Working

Job category/type

Economic Development and Regeneration

Job reference

REQAA6898

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Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking a dedicated and organised individual to join our team as a full‑time Cleddau Bridge Coordinator. This crucial role ensures the smooth and efficient operation of the Bridge Office, including managing the Emergency Out‑of‑Hours telephone service and providing essential administrative support to various departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling and assessing emergency calls, coordinating appropriate responses, or escalating to duty officers as required.
• Monitoring the bridges wind system and implementing full or partial closures in line with safety protocols.
• Liaising with emergency services to manage incidents on the bridge.
• Monitoring CCTV systems and supporting safety procedures, including confined space operations and lone worker logging.
• Conducting routine testing of critical systems such as road closure and flooding signage and backup power supplies.
• Providing administrative support, including financial processing and maintaining service records.

The role involves working a 12‑hour rolling shift pattern, including both day and night shifts, with rostered Bank Holidays. An allowance is provided for shifts without dedicated meal breaks.

Generally shift pattern is two consecutive 7pm to 7am shifts, followed by two 7am to 7pm shifts and then five rest days.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, IT proficiency (including Microsoft Office), and the ability to work independently and make informed decisions.

We offer a structured annual working schedule, averaging 37 hours per week, distributed throughout the year to align with our sophisticated shift patterns.

If you are a proactive problem‑solver looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check. Where appropriate, personal information collected will be shared with Cifas to prevent fraud and other serious misconduct. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; the council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well‑being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for all staff, councillors, volunteers and service providers commissioned by the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you are unable to apply online.
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy.
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries stated are as of 01/04/2025.
• The council has a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on the redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.