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Transport for Greater Manchester

Full Time Greater Manchester 49649 - 44324 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Street Works Permitting Manager

Are you seeking a role w.you can play a vital part working closely with Greater Manchester Highway Authorities, National Highways and other key stakeholders? Are you keen to support TfGM’s Mission to make travel easier through a better connected Greater Manchester through the delivery of improved co-ordination of highway and utility works? If so, we would really like to hear from you.

These are exciting times in Greater Manchester with significant investments being made in the delivery, improvement and maintenance of the region’s transport, highway and utility infrastructure. Greater Manchester’s highway network is crucial in promoting economic growth. Wider collaboration of street works activities within the Greater Manchester region is a vital part of a prosperous and forward looking region.

Your role

As Street Works Permitting Manager you will manage, monitor and improve the operation of the Greater Manchester Road Activity Permit Scheme (GMRAPS) to ensure local authority highway and utility works are appropriately co-ordinated to ensure minimum disruption, contributing to improving the efficiency, availability and reliability of the Greater Manchester highway network.

A key part of the role is ensuring that the Permit scheme is administered within the requirements of the relevant legislation and scheme documentation and Service Level Agreements. Continuous development and improvement of the scheme is also key in addition to pursuing opportunities for future development of the service area linking with regional and national stakeholders.

You can find out more information about the role here

What you’ll bring

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is keen to take the Greater Manchester Permit Scheme to the next level of development. You will have a working knowledge of street works legislation including the New Roads and Street Works Act and Traffic Management Act. You will have excellent negotiation and communication skills with a history of working with customers and stakeholders at a variety of levels. You will also be familiar in the use and development of permit information systems with an eye for continual improvement of the regional permit scheme.

What we offer:

A salary of £44,324 - £49,649 per annum depending on experience

28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)

Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance

Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary

Generous pension scheme contributions

Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, w.essential to the role

We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please provide your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. During shortlisting our applications are anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

For more information on working for TfGM including details on our Guaranteed Assessment scheme please visit www.tfgm.com/careers

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