Highways Permitting Officer

Pave Recruit

Your new company

With 40 years of experience in the industry, this company provides award winning civil engineering programmes and highway services to a number of public sector clients. Working alongside local authorities, they aim to create communities where people want to live, work, and play.

The role

The company is looking to on board a Permitting Officer, who will be required to raise and manage permits for various contracts as part of a team in accordance with the London Permit Scheme.

• Managing day to day permit applications to ensure compliance across a range of measures
• Monitoring permits to prevent Fixed Penalty Notices
• Ensure any FPNs received are challenged where appropriate
• Managing stakeholder liaison for works where required
• Raising permit applications as per works descriptions
• Checking permit status and updating Permit Trackers
• Maintaining a thorough understanding of Highway Maintenance and associated activities and its impact on stakeholders

About you

Alongside broad knowledge and experience of Highways Permitting, you will be personable with effective communication skills and the ability to coordinate and collaborate with all teams within the organisation. Ideally you should tick most of the below:

• Prior permitting experience
• A good understanding of permitting systems such Street Manager, Confirm & Aurora
• An understanding of NRSWA, TMA, and LoPs
• Capable of responding to unplanned issues and able to react to replan and organise the plan of work
• An ability to give attention to detail and maintain accurate records

Get in touch with the Pave Team for more information!