Permit and Enforcement Manager

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

You will be leading a knowledgeable and committed Permit & Enforcement team responsible for managing streetworks, licensing, and compliance across Halton’s highway network. The team works closely with internal departments, contractors, statutory undertakers, and regional partners to coordinate works effectively, minimise disruption, and keep the network moving. With a strong focus on collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement, the team plays a vital role in maintaining safe, efficient highways for residents, businesses, and visitors.

Your Contributions:

You will have a degree in engineering discipline or equivalent qualification(s)/technical experience and current NRSWA accreditation.

• Proven supervisory/management experience within a highways or streetworks environment, with significant practical experience of streetworks coordination and issue resolution
• Strong knowledge of the New Roads and Street Works Act, related legislation, and enforcement procedures
• Experience of managing budgets, monitoring income, and working to targets and deadlines
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with a strong customer-focused approach
• Good IT skills (including highway management systems), with the ability to organise workloads, coordinate staff and works, and undertake risk assessments
• As this role involves regular travel across the borough and sometimes further afield, a driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential requirements. Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jeff Briggs Service Manager, Transport & Streetworks , Jeff.Briggs@halton.gov.uk , 0151 511 7809.

Interviews will take place W/C 1st June

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!