Roadspace Co-Ordinator

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and agile working

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5

Career development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work scheme

Green Car Salary Sacrifice

Employee networks (LGBT+ and Young Emp

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council seeks a Roadspace Co-ordinator to manage and coordinate street works across the county’s highways, ensuring safe, efficient traffic management and regulatory compliance.

You will assess permit applications, resolve clashes, and work with promoters, utilities and authorities to minimise disruption while supporting major highway projects and routine maintenance.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• The ability to build productive relationships with internal teams, utility companies, contractors and external partners.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate street works and highway works activities in accordance with the NRSWA and related legislation.
• Assess permit applications, traffic management proposals and supporting documents to ensure compliance and minimise disruption.
• Identify clashes between works promoters and negotiate alternative timings or traffic management arrangements.
• Support planning and management of major works, events and highway projects with significant network impact.
• Analyse network impacts and develop mitigation measures to maintain traffic flow and resilience.
• Provide expert advice on permit requirements and network coordination matters.
• Monitor compliance with permit conditions and identify opportunities to improve promoter performance.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Support the Council's Network Management Duty and promote effective coordination to minimise disruption.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship building

Organisation

Problem solving

Tools

Street Manager

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Roadspace Co-ordinator to join our Street Works Team. This is a varied and influential role that sits at the heart of network management and plays a key part in ensuring the safe and effective coordination of works on Gloucestershire's highways. Reporting to the Permit Scheme Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating planned street works, road works, highway maintenance schemes and major projects across the county. You will assess permit applications and traffic management proposals, identify potential conflicts on the network, and work proactively with promoters to coordinate activities and minimise disruption. The role requires the application of professional judgement when assessing the potential impact of works, including road closures, traffic-sensitive routes, major schemes, and activities affecting key transport corridors. You will work closely with utility companies, contractors, developers, neighbouring authorities, emergency services, public transport operators, and internal council teams to ensure works are effectively planned and coordinated.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating street works and highway works activities in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004, Gloucestershire Permit Scheme and associated legislation.
• Assessing permit applications, traffic management proposals and supporting documentation to ensure legal compliance and minimise disruption.
• Identifying clashes between works promoters and negotiating alternative timings, methodologies or traffic management arrangements where required.
• Supporting the planning and management of major works, events and highway projects that have a significant impact on the network.
• Analysing network impacts and developing mitigation measures to maintain traffic flow and network resilience.
• Providing expert advice on permit requirements, traffic management arrangements and network coordination matters.
• Monitoring compliance with permit conditions and identifying opportunities to improve promoter performance and network management outcomes.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the Council's statutory Network Management Duty by actively promoting effective coordination and minimising disruption to road users. You will have significant experience working within street works, highways, network coordination or traffic management and possess a strong understanding of the legislation, regulations and operational practices that govern works on the highway.

Requirements

• A sound understanding of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA), Traffic Management Act 2004 and permit schemes.
• Experience assessing highway works, street works permits, traffic management proposals or network impact.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• The ability to build productive relationships with internal teams, utility companies, contractors and external partners.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience using street works and permit management systems such as Street Manager.
• The ability to analyse complex information and make balanced decisions that support both network efficiency and operational requirements.
• A proactive approach to problem solving with a strong customer and stakeholder focus.
• A commitment to delivering high standards of service and supporting the Council's Network Management Duty.
• The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

At Gloucestershire County Council, we are dedicated to managing the dynamic world of street and road works. As a front-facing service, we coordinate and manage activities on the county's highway network to minimise disruption to residents, businesses and road users, whilst enabling essential highway maintenance and utility works to be carried out safely and efficiently.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

As you'd expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Employee discount Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network