Streetworks Coordinator
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We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for an experienced Streetworks Coordinator to join our Power Division based in our Reading office.
In this role, you will support the Operational Delivery Team by managing all aspects of Streetworks coordination and ensuring all permits are accurately prepared and approved ahead of works commencing.
Responsibilities
- Submitting all permits on behalf of Planners –ensuring accuracy of permit details and submitting on Street Manager via SSE NRSWA Team for approval.
- Liaising with local authorities to ensure all permit stipulations are adhered to.
- Organising any associated required suspensions of bus stops, parking bays etc.
- Booking required Traffic management – complying with the permit conditions provided.
- Starting and stopping of permits – updating OCU One and Street Manager.
- Submitting R1’s (using information fed back from reinstatement team).
Daily tasks
- First point of contact for all gangs on site to confirm arrival on site and start permit.
- Making any live variations to permits.
- Getting confirmation of works completed and site ready for reinstatement.
- Liaising with and receiving information from Reinstatement team.
- Confirming site reinstated.
- Organising TM removal.
- Receiving defect reports, liaising with reinstatement department to confirm if a valid defect. If accepted plan in the works and arrange all TM requirements.
- Running hourly reports for defects, FPN’s & S74’s via Street Manager.
Knowledge
- Proficient use and knowledge of software such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Street Manager.
- Experience managing street works permitting procedures.
- Understanding of NRSWA and permitting conditions.
Skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Excellent Communication, Interpersonal & Organisational Skills.
- Permit and noticing experience.
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At OCU, our values guide everything we do: integrity, collaboration, respect, innovation and one company united. They shape how we work with our clients, communities, and each other. We believe that inclusion is more than a principle — it’s the foundation of our success. By embracing equity and ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to thrive, we create a workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone feels they belong.
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- Division
- OCU Utilities
- Locations
- Shinfield
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff
Shinfield
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As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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