Network Coordinator Permit Officer

We need a strong team player to assist the Street Works Team in operating the London Permit Scheme. You will be working as a member of the Street Works Team to assess and coordinate permits on the highway within the Borough, and this will involve working closely with Street Works Inspectors and Highway Area Teams to ensure the best possible service to all highway users.

The work is varied and interesting, and involves taking pride and ownership of one third of the Borough for the coordination and administration of the London Permit Scheme including; assessment of permit applications, electronic administration of comments, inspections, defects and associated charges, identify and seek resolution of inaccuracies in data and work closely with a Street Works Inspector to ensure that all aspects of relevant legislation are met. You will also play an active role in dealing with emergencies that may affect the highway and the residents of Bexley.

An understanding of the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA), the London Permit Scheme (LoPS) and the Traffic Management Act would be a definite advantage. Experience in coordination or an operational technical support environment is desirable, although training will be provided.

The Council offer excellent training opportunities and have a strong commitment towards personal development, so if you are enthusiastic, committed to succeed and want to progress your career with a forward-thinking Council, then look no further.

Excellent customer service and communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with colleagues, other departments, utility companies and members of the public daily.

The candidate should have versatile IT skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications as well as being able to adapt to a range of bespoke IT system and databases. You will be required to show initiative and work on your own as well as part of a team.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages., Disability Confident

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We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk