Streetworks Permit Coordinator

Do you thrive in a high-pressure environment? Are you a team player with excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join the team as a Permit Coordinator!

Please note, the working pattern required for this role is 7:30am to 5pm, on Thursdays and Fridays only. 

What you'll do

As the Permit Coordinator, you will be responsible for the assessment and administration of both planned and urgent requests for engineering and main-laying permits, national condition text, and complex traffic management requests (multi-way and road closures).

You will provide advice and guidance to all departments to ensure compliance and accuracy to avoid fixed penalty notices and reduce costs where possible.

As part of this role, you will liaise closely with highway authority, dealing with permit modification requests, authority-imposed variations, and permit refusals and grants, as well as providing and receiving updates throughout the works.

You will also produce and distribute various reports to all departments to ensure permits are managed in line with legislative requirements, this will include identifying and reporting on permit infringements to help shape new business process and highlight areas for improvement.

Please note, you will be required to cover for other areas where required (both Task Controller and Permit Coordinator roles).

What you'll need

We are looking for a team player who can multi-task within a high-pressure environment and manage a high volume of work, ensuring strict deadlines are met. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and be confident conveying and interpreting legislation into easy-to-understand language.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.  

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.