Neil Hewitt

Experience

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  West Sussex County Council

  Jun 1996 - now

  West Sussex County Council – Highways 2011 – present• Quality Assurance Officer, Performance Management Team• Business Continuity leadTasks completed: • Developed the business impact analysis and response plan for highways business continuity• Design and implementation of a contract communication process to ensure contract compliance• Training staff to correctly follow procedures• Undertake defect audits to ensure client has completed works satisfactorily• Introduced a framework to audit Highway Inspection staff • Liaison and bespoke training delivered• Producing quality processes to be used by colleagues and Service Support staff• College of Policing – National Structured Debrief Training (March 2015) Show less Main achievements:Held Lead Officer roles in Food, Metrology (Weights & Measures), Quality, Consumer Education, Underage SalesTasks completed:Leading on procurement tasks to comply with internal and external requirementsInstrumental in creation, development, promotion and auditing of local business approval scheme (Buy With Confidence)Assessor/Mentor for a number of colleagues completing the trading standards qualification frameworkCompliance visits to a range of local businesses ranging from sole traders to food producers with national distributionEnsuring equipment used for enforcement purposes is maintained and kept in calibration to traceable national standards Show less

  • Procurement Manager at West Sussex County Council

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Assistant Project Manager

    Oct 2016 - Mar 2024

  • Quality Officer, Performance Management Team, Highways Commissioning

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2016

  • Quality Officer

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2016

  • Senior Trading Standards Officer

    Oct 1998 - Dec 2011

  • Fair Trading Officer

    Jun 1996 - Oct 1998
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  West Sussex County Council - Highways & Transport

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2016

  Quality Systems Lead - Performance Management Team