Permit & Coordination Team Leader

Job introduction

Job Title: Permit & Coordination Team Leader 

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Role:

• In the role of Permit & Coordination Team Leader you will lead a high-performing team overseeing Streetworks, permitting, and statutory highway coordination across a complex and busy network
• Our Permit & Coordination Team Leader ensures full compliance with NRSWA, TMA, and permit scheme regulations, acting as the authority’s technical expertAs the Permit & Coordination Team Leader you will manage relationships with utilities, developers, and internal stakeholders to minimise disruption and optimise network performance
• Oversee inspection regimes, enforcement actions, and safety compliance to protect public safety and network integrity as the Permit & Coordination Team Leader 
• We require the Permit & Coordination Team Leader to use digital platforms such as Street Manager to coordinate and monitor Streetworks in real time
• You, as the Permit & Coordination Team Leader will provide strategic leadership on service improvement, legal compliance, and emergency response planning.Generate income through effective permit management, Section 74 monitoring, and Fixed Penalty Notice enforcement whilst carrying out the role of a Permit & Coordination Team Leader 
• We ask that you, the Permit & Coordination Team Leader be a key voice in regional HAUCbforums, driving best practice and innovation in highway network management

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight Tuesday 17th June 2025
Shortlisting date: w/e Friday 27th June 2025
Interview date: w/c Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

Please note: this vacancy is classified as politically restricted position.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Dave Smith Head of Network Management via email david.smith@liverpool.gov.uk.

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.