Streetworks and Utilities Co-ordinator

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Competitive pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Job summary

Anglian Water seeks a Streetworks & Utilities Co-Ordinator to ensure highways projects are managed from inception to completion, meeting standards, cost targets and timelines. The role supports the IOS framework and involves travel within the East Anglia area to coordinate with alliance partners.

You will deliver comprehensive utility information to delivery teams via designers, maintain permits, and liaise with councils, utilities, and the public to ensure successful project execution.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of latest Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act and permit conditions COP.
• Ability to interpret street works legislation and guide colleagues.
• Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate day-to-day activities on the public highway network.
• Ensure safety of the travelling public and minimise traffic congestion.
• Manage utility search applications to avoid delays on planned works.
• Monitor road space and collaborate with other promoters.
• Raise permits in compliance with scheme conditions and requests.
• Monitor permits to prevent overruns and ensure conditions are implemented.
• Apply for Temporary Traffic Regulations Orders as needed.
• Liaise with Anglian Water, Parish and County Council partners and the public.

Skills

Street works legislation

Permit & utility coordination

Project coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

IT skills (Word & Excel)

Tools

Permit systems

Job description

Streetworks & Utilities Co-Ordinator

Location: Peterborough Contract: Full Time/Permanent Salary: dependent on experience and skills

About Anglian Water

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring. Who are we? Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies. Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop is our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Framework. Comprising of Anglian Water, MGroup, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Framework work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling and clean water asset base. The IOS alliance works across multiple disciplines including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation. Incorporating new construction, replacement or repair. Spanning the entirety of Anglian Waters asset base.

Role Overview

To ensure water and water recycling projects area are managed successfully from inception to completion, ensuring all required standards, regulations, commercial affordability targets and time frames are met, we are looking for a Project Engineer to join the team who will be prepared to travel within the East Anglia area. What will you be doing as our new Streetworks & Utilities Co-Ordinator? You’ll work within the RUST team and supports the organisation in the management of highways activities including compliance with Street Works permits and all associated agreements and tasks. Accountable for the timely and accurate provision of comprehensive utility information to the delivery team (through the designer), to the scope requested through the coverage areas prescribed at the time of request. Our Street Works & Utility Co-ordinator will be critical to assisting in the successful delivery of the Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) programme of works, reporting to the Construction Material and Recycling Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating the day-to-day work activities that will take place on the public highway network.
• Ensure safety of the travelling public and to minimise traffic congestion.
• Co-ordinating utility search applications, ensuring they are processed in a timely manner to ensure no delays on planned works.
• Monitoring Causeway for road space availability, and collaborative working opportunities with other work promotors.
• Administer compliant notifications for uncharted services within the utility sector.
• Raise permits in compliance with the DFT Permit Schemes Conditions, and County Council requests, ensuring alignment with IOS build programmes.
• Monitor permits in accordance with the NRSWA Act 1991, and HAUC Code of Practice September 2020, to prevent overrun charges, Fixed Penalty Notices, inspection defects, and ensure that all conditions and modifications have been implemented on the permit.
• Responsible for applying for an application for a Temporary Traffic Regulations Orders, relating to road closures, speed restrictions, from the Local Authority.
• Liaise with Anglian Water, Parish and County Council’s across the county, stakeholders, and the public, assisting with queries, updates, and requests.

Key Skills & Behaviours

• Knowledge and ability to interpret legislation relevant to latest New Roads and Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act and Permit Conditions COP.
• Use own initiative to interpret the street works legislation and regulations to provide guidance and support to colleagues within the team.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external people.
• Can work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
• Customer service skills.
• Strong IT skills, proficient in the use on Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience and knowledge of permit and utility systems.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Support for applicants with disability

If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’

Closing Date

Closing date: 9th November 2026 #loveeverydrop

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