Permitting Coordiantor

Carrington West; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Permitting Coordinator to support a growing highways and streetworks team in Grimsby, operating in a hybrid model (2 days in office, 3 days at home). You will coordinate highway works, manage streetworks permits and ensure utilities activities progress with minimal disruption to the network.

The role focuses on staying compliant with permit schemes and related legislation, liaising with utilities and contractors.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway permitting or streetworks coordination.
• Knowledge of permit schemes and streetworks legislation.
• Experience with utility companies.
• Strong organisation and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing workloads.
• Highways or transportation qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assess streetworks permit applications, ensuring statutory compliance.
• Liaise with utility companies, contractors and stakeholders to manage planned highway works.
• Monitor permit conditions, identify conflicts and minimise network disruption.
• Review technical drawings, specifications, risk assessments and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate permitting records and support performance reporting.
• Resolve permitting issues and ensure compliance with legislation and codes of practice.

Skills

Highways permitting

Streetworks coordination

Stakeholder management

Legislation awareness

Utility liaison

Organisational skills

Education

Highways or transportation qualification

Job description

Permitting Coordinator - Highways & Streetworks

Location: Grimsby - Hybrid (2 days office, 3 days home)

Rate: £30 per hour

Contract: 3 months

Hours: 37 per week

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Permitting Coordinator to support a growing highways and streetworks team during a period of increased workload and service development. You will play a key role in coordinating highway works, managing streetworks permits and ensuring utility activities are delivered with minimal disruption to the network.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assess streetworks permit applications, ensuring statutory compliance.
• Liaise with utility companies, contractors and stakeholders to manage planned highway works.
• Monitor permit conditions, identify conflicts and minimise network disruption.
• Review technical drawings, specifications, risk assessments and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate permitting records and support performance reporting.
• Resolve permitting issues and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and codes of practice.

Requirements

• Experience in highway permitting or streetworks coordination, ideally within a local authority environment.
• Strong understanding of permit schemes, streetworks legislation and statutory requirements.
• Experience working with utility companies and statutory undertakers.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing workloads and interpret technical information.
• Relevant highways or transportation qualification desirable.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of permitting activities within a developing highways service, helping improve coordination and reduce disruption across the network.

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