Overview
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
About the role
We are seeking an enthusiastic person to work as a Street Works and Permit Coordinator, based in our Huntingdon office. This is an exciting opportunity to manage the co-ordination of works on the highways network working as part of a team.
The Cambridgeshire County Council Permit Scheme for Road Works and Street Works aims to improve our capability to effectively manage and maintain the local highway network whilst allowing promoters access to maintain their services and assets. The team is playing a vital part in the council’s move toward greater sustainability by facilitating the expansion of the electric vehicle charging network, new initiatives such as district heating, the ambitious fast fibre networks to ensure at least 85% of our residents and business have digital connectivity by 2025 and contributing to the county lowering carbon to net zero by 2030.
About you
You will have an eye for detail and accuracy, to effectively manage data and reporting responsibilities.
You will require good communication skills to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders, and an ability to be flexible to meet changing demands.
You should have knowledge and experience relating to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004, Highways Act 1980 and Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, associated codes of practices and regulations and will advise and support our Streetworks and Permit Officers on a day-to-day basis.
You must be computer literate and be able to use mapping software and databases.
In person interviews to take place on 9th September 2024.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
