Highways Licensing & Enforcement Officer

Balfour Beatty plc; Lewes; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/​

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Living Places is hiring a Licence & Enforcement Officer in East Sussex on a 9 month fixed-term contract. You will oversee licence compliance, manage enforcement actions, and engage with contractors and authorities to keep highways safe and efficient.

Role focuses on maintaining records, improving processes, and representing the company at forums. Strong communication, organisation, and knowledge of highways legislation are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with works management systems and MS Office
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently or as part of a team
• Proactive approach with focus on continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with highways legislation and enforcement requirements
• Carry out site visits and monitor licence conditions
• Liaise with applicants, contractors and stakeholders
• Maintain accurate records of licence and enforcement activity in systems
• Support development and improvement of processes and policies
• Take enforcement action in line with procedures and legislation
• Build relationships with customers and local representatives
• Represent Balfour Beatty at local/regional forums
• Stay updated with industry developments and share best practices
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency within the service

Skills

Works management systems

MS Office

Stakeholder engagement

Prioritisation

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Living Places

Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too.

Join our team as a Licence & Enforcement Officer in East Sussex on a 9 month fixed-term contractand play a key role in keeping our highway network safe, compliant and running efficiently. You’ll work at the heart of network management, ensuring activities across the highway meet legislative requirements while building strong relationships with stakeholders and customers.

What you'll be doing

As part of a dedicated Licence & Enforcement team, you’ll:

• Ensure full compliance with highways legislation, including the Highways Act, New Roads & Street Works Act and Traffic Management Act
• Carry out site visits and monitor works, ensuring licence conditions and enforcement requirements are met
• Liaise with licence applicants, contractors and key stakeholders, providing guidance and resolving issues
• Manage and maintain accurate records of licence and enforcement activity, ensuring all evidence is captured in the relevant systems
• Support the development and improvement of processes, policies and ways of working
• Take appropriate enforcement action in line with procedures and legislation
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, senior stakeholders and local representatives
• Represent Balfour Beatty at local and regional forums where required
• Keep up to date with industry developments and share best practice across the team
• Champion innovation and identify opportunities to improve efficiency within the service

Who we're looking for

• Experience of working with works management systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work both independently and as part of a team
• A proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Experience in Highways
• Knowledge of Highways and Network Management legislation.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]