Permit Technician

Permit Technician

Location: Crewe

Contract Type: Permanent

Our client, Ringway Jacobs, a leading provider of integrated highways management, is seeking a Permit Technician to join their team in Crewe.

Cheshire East Highways manages over 2,700km of highway network, delivering essential infrastructure that keeps communities and businesses connected. We are committed to providing a high-quality, efficient service across the Cheshire East area, ensuring value for money for our residents and stakeholders.

This role plays a key part in supporting the Network Management team across the Cheshire East Authority area. You will help ensure that all permitting and street works activities are fully compliant with the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991, the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004, the West and Shires Permit (WaSP) Scheme, and all relevant codes of practice.

The Role

• To perform the duties of a Permit Technician associated with Statutory & Private Undertakers and Cheshire East highway works under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA), Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA), and the Highway Maintenance Act 1980.
• Co-ordinate, prioritise and regulate all activities within a defined area of responsibility across the highway network with a view to discharging all network management duties and ensuring the protection of the integrity of the street.
• Effectively co-ordinate the highway network by reviewing all permit applications received in-line with the West and Shires Permit (WaSP) Scheme. Also, to review and support the co-ordination in relation to Skips/Scaffolds/S50 road opening licences, S171 applications and road closures.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders and services providers to ensure the effective operation of the Council’s Lane Rental Scheme.
• Support the wider organisation in the adhereance of permit requirements including actual starts/works stops and registering reinstatements.

About You

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Confident IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to prioritise work effectively and manage your own workload
• Clear communication skills for working with a range of stakeholders
• Attention to detail when reviewing applications and updating systems
• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem solving
• Ability to learn and apply legislation, codes, and local procedures
• GCSE level education or equivalent
• Comfortable working with digital systems and maintaining accurate records
• Interest in highways, infrastructure, or public service environments

Benefits

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme
   

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed), e-mail them, or click on the “Apply Now” button. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.