Permitting & Network Coordinator

ITS (Cheltenham) Ltd; Hertford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

ITS (Cheltenham) Ltd seeks an experienced Permitting & Network Coordinator to join our highways and infrastructure team. You will coordinate highway permits, notices and network activity, working closely with Highway Authorities, Local Authorities, contractors and utilities to ensure safe and compliant delivery of works.

The role requires knowledge of NRSWA, permit schemes and traffic management, plus strong organisation, stakeholder management and IT skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in highways, street works or network coordination.
• Understanding of highway permitting and noticing processes.
• Experience dealing with Highway Authorities or Local Authorities.
• Understanding of NRSWA, Permit Schemes and highway network management.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and Excel.
• A proactive approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate highway permits, notices, network activity and traffic management with authorities, utilities and delivery teams.
• Submit permit and noticing applications within required timescales and monitor progress.
• Process variations, extensions and cancellations and resolve queries or objections.
• Ensure works comply with permit conditions, NRSWA requirements and highway legislation.
• Coordinate works against the forward network programme and identify potential delays.
• Liaise with authorities, utilities and contractors to resolve conflicts and coordinate traffic management requirements.
• Provide operational teams with accurate permit information and monitor dates and closures.
• Maintain records and provide permit/network performance reporting.
• Manage urgent and emergency works notifications when required.

Skills

Highways coordination

Permitting & noticing

Stakeholder management

Time management

MS Office / Excel

Tools

Street Manager

Permitting systems

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Permitting & Network Coordinator to join an established organisation operating within the highways and infrastructure sector.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in highway permitting, street works or network coordination who is looking to take on a key role supporting the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of works.

The Role

You will be responsible for coordinating highway permits, notices, network activity and traffic management, working closely with Highway Authorities, Local Authorities, contractors, utilities and internal delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and submit highway permit and noticing applications within required timescales
• Monitor applications and resolve queries, objections and permit conditions
• Process variations, extensions and cancellations
• Ensure works comply with permit conditions, NRSWA requirements and relevant highway legislation
• Coordinate works against the forward network programme
• Identify network clashes, restrictions and potential delays
• Liaise with Highway Authorities, utilities and contractors to resolve conflicts and coordinate traffic management requirements
• Provide operational teams with accurate permit information and condition and Monitor works against approved dates and ensure permits are correctly closed
• Maintain accurate records and provide permit/network performance reporting
• Manage urgent and emergency works notifications where requiredand

About You

• Previous experience in highways, street works or network coordination
• Good knowledge of highway permitting and noticing processes
• Experience dealing with Highway Authorities or Local Authorities
• Understanding of NRSWA, Permit Schemes and highway network management
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and Excel
• A proactive approach to problem solving

Desirable

• NRSWA qualification
• Experience using Street Manager or similar permitting systems
• Traffic Management experience or qualification
• Knowledge of TTROs / TTRNs
• Experience within highways maintenance, civil engineering or infrastructure

Why Apply?

• Permanent position with an established organisation
• Key role within highways / network operations
• Opportunity to work across a varied range of stakeholders and projects
• Excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within highways permitting and network management