The Role
Supports utility streetworks operations by scheduling permitted work, submitting and closing notices, managing permits, responding to councils, monitoring compliance, and escalating issues. Maintains works management system records, coordinates supervisors, subcontractors, authorities, clients, and third parties, and analyzes charges and penalties. Produces jeopardy reports, tracks outstanding actions, provides administrative support, and contributes to process improvements and safety reporting.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Streetworks Administrator, you will support the Operational Support team. You will provide support to ensure that the company’s work is effectively programmed by submitting notices/permits, responding to council comments and jeopardy managing notices/permits to minimise the risk of Streetworks non-compliance.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for someone to:
- Schedule work in accordance with SLA and permits
- Understand the works system and work to the processes accordingly
- Maintain timely and accurate input and uploading of information into the works management systems, ensuring that all issues are recorded and escalated.
- Understand and use the Symology system – training will be given on this
- Be responsible for Streetworks performance and driving continual improvements with the Operational teams
- Liaise with Supervisors and sub-contract teams to ensure programmes are delivered ensuring that all the client and operational requirements are met in a professional and efficient manner.
- Validate and transmit notice/permit requests in a timely manor
- Open and close off street work notices/permits, submit final registrations, identify street works issues and apply early intervention and escalate street works compliance issues where appropriate
- Liaise with local authority’s and client representatives
- Coordinate with other 3rd parties e.g. Parking suspensions, bus stop suspensions, road closures etc
- Analyse and respond to Section 74 charges & fixed penalty offences
- Run and circulate daily jeopardy reports as required
- Monitor and chase any outstanding issues
- Provide general admin support
- Provide a positive and innovative input into the team, through provision of solutions to problems and embracing change
- Ensure that safety issues are reported in line with Company procedures
Experience and Qualifications
- Experience of working within the Utilities sector
- Streetworks and Symology experience with sound knowledge and understanding of statutory requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work in an organised manner to meet important deadlines
- In depth understanding of the operational activity
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
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About
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Skills Required
- Experience working within the utilities sector
- Streetworks experience and sound knowledge of statutory requirements
- Symology experience; training may be provided
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in an organized manner and meet important deadlines
- In-depth understanding of operational activity
- Exceptional planning and organizational skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
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The Company
What We Do
Network Plus is a leading utility and infrastructure service provider operating across the UK. They design, build, and maintain essential infrastructure assets in sectors such as water, wastewater, gas, power, telecoms, and transport, keeping communities connected and businesses running.
