Network Occupancy Coordinator

National Highways

The Role

Overview

Coordinate network occupancy requests, manage permits and ensure minimal road disruption.

Key Responsibilities

  • occupancy management
  • system oversight
  • booking communications
  • load processing
  • permit coordination
  • data analysis

Tasks

-Support the management of network occupancy related to the New Roads and Street Works Act and Traffic Management Ac -Maintaining and overseeing the management of information in the Highways England Network Occupancy Management System and other associated systems in an accurate and timely manner. -Managing communications regarding booking confirmation, rejections or variations. -Processing abnormal load movements across the region and liaising with hauliers as and when required to ensure safe journeys across the -To Manage, analyse and coordinate all requests, notices and permits for network occupancy, including all internal and third party works on the network as the Works Receiver.

Requirements

  • communication
  • planning
  • ms office
  • decision‑making
  • traffic management

What You Bring

-Good communication and customer service skills. -Good planning and organisational ability. -Proficient in MS Office application -Good decision-making skills -Knowledge of the Traffic Management Act and New Road & Street Works Act (Desirable)

The Company

About National Highways

-Fueled by multi-billion-pound Road Investment Strategies, it delivers major upgrades like the A14 bypass and the smart motorway spine. -It engineers iconic projects—like the 1.8 km Hindhead Tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl—and supports cutting-edge trials, including self-healing bitumen. -Operators and uniformed traffic officers patrol 24/7 from control centres, managing incidents, warning drivers, and keeping traffic flowing. -The authority sets design standards via the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and publishes contract and maintenance frameworks used across the UK and Commonwealth. -Regulated by the Office of Rail and Road and guided by multi-year funding cycles, it balances reliability, safety, innovation and value for taxpayers.

Sector Specialisms

Highway assets and design

Fencing and vehicle safety restraints

Electrical and land drilling

Road surfaces, paving and surface marking

Manufacturing, structures, fasteners and coatings

Temporary traffic management

Landscaping and environment

Tunnel management and incident management

Network Occupancy Coordinator at National Highways in Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom