Permitting Officer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job description
Permitting Officer
A vacancy has arisen for a Permitting Officer reporting to the Permitting Manager and will also work as support to the Programme and Delivery team to provide administration support.
Lightning Fibre is the leading local alternative network for Full Fibre broadband in East Sussex. Our broadband network has the ability to supply everyone with not just 1 Gigabit broadband but with multi-Gigabits and not just download either, uploads too.
We are a community orientated network operator, whose aim is to significantly upgrade our regions broadband infrastructure, providing local jobs and acting as a vital enabler to grow our digital local economy, thereby creating further quality jobs. Lightning Fibre has bold plans afoot with Eastbourne and Hastings at the forefront.
The main duties include the responsibility for the following:
- Preparation of permits ready for submission.
- Updating Street works permits liaising with Highway Authorities.
- Submitting Traffic management applications
- Tracking and updating any potential Defects / FPNs / S74’s
- Receiving and processing live work start and stops.
- Running daily permit reports to action
Skills and Qualifications
- Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
- Experience within utilities
- Knowledge Street Manager
- An excellent communicator
- Excellent time – management skills
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Energy & Utilities Occupations: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Permitting Officer roles across Lightning Fibre's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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