Regulations Technician

Recruitment Hub; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

West Northants Council is seeking a Regulations Technician to support the Team Leader in managing activities affecting the highway network. You will handle permits and licences for third-party works, events, and development projects, ensuring compliance with the Highways Act and related legislation.

The role involves responding to customer enquiries, investigating breaches, and contributing to enforcement actions to minimise disruption and keep the network safe for all users.

Qualifications

• Experience processing Section 50/171/184 licences or similar regulatory permissions.
• Knowledge of Highway Act and New Roads and Street Works Act preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process and monitor permits and licences for third‑party works, skips, scaffolding and hoardings.
• Assist with coordinating events, highway works and development projects.
• Investigate potential breaches of regulations and support enforcement actions.
• Respond to customer enquiries and Freedom of Information requests.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Permits processing

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council .

About the role

The Regulations Technician plays a key role in supporting the Team Leader to effectively manage activities affecting West Northamptonshire's highway network.

Responsibilities include processing and monitoring permits and licences for third-party works, skips, scaffolding and hoardings, as well as assisting with the coordination of events, highway works and development projects.

The post holder will also investigate potential breaches of regulations and contribute to enforcement action to ensure compliance and minimise disruption to network users.

What will you be doing?

This role will be responsible for managing and processing applications for skip and scaffold licences, ensuring that all applications comply with relevant legislation and local authority requirements. You will assess, approve and issue Section 50, Section 171, Section 184 and other applicable licences in accordance with the Highways Act and the New Roads and Street Works Act.

In addition, the Regulations Technician will assist with responding to customer enquiries, complaints and Freedom of Information requests, communicating effectively with customers, elected members, managers and external stakeholders in a manner appropriate to the audience.

The post holder will investigate reports of potential breaches of highway regulations and Public Rights of Way legislation and undertake enforcement activities where necessary to ensure compliance, protect the highway network and maintain public safety.

About us

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us .

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Please note

we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Attached documents:

• Highways Regulations Technician JDPS.pdf