Greater London

Permitting Officer

£35,000 per annum
London, Greater London
Permanent
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.

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.

Why apply? 

  • They offer a diverse and equal workforce
  • A strong focus on sustainability
  • Professional development opportunities
  • They hold a strong ethos for doing the right thing for their clients

Your new role

Due to continued growth, they are looking to on board a Permitting Officer with a great opportunity for growth and expanding your skillset. In brief, your time will largely consist of:

  • Managing day to day permit applications to ensure compliance across a range of measures
  • Monitoring permits to prevent Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs)
  • Ensuring 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

About you

Along with your ability to help drive forward effective health and safety processes and systems you will ideally fulfil the below:

  • Prior permitting experience, whether that's within a Highways Maintenance, Local Authority, Civils, Telecommunications or a Water company.
  • Have an understanding of the NRSWA and Traffic Management Acts (ideally)
  • Experience with Network and Asset Management software and ability to learn various IT systems efficiently
  • Be a keen learner who can tackle new tasks and manage both a busy workload and their time well

If you can tick off the above and are looking for your next Permitting Officer role, have a chat with us today!