Permit Coordinator

As the Permit Coordinator, you will be responsible for the assessment and administration of both planned and urgent requests for engineering and main-laying permits, national condition text, and complex traffic management requests (multi-way and road closures). You will provide advice and guidance to all departments to ensure compliance and accuracy to avoid fixed penalty notices and reduce costs where possible. As part of this role, you will liaise closely with highway authority, dealing with permit modification requests, authority-imposed variations, and permit refusals and grants, as well as providing and receiving updates throughout the works. You will also produce and distribute various reports to all departments to ensure permits are managed in line with legislative requirements, this will include identifying and reporting on permit infringements to help shape new business process and highlight areas for improvement. Please note, you will be required to cover for other areas where required (both Task Controller and Permit Coordinator roles). What you'll need We are looking for a team player who can multi-task within a high-pressure environment and manage a high volume of work, ensuring strict deadlines are met. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and be confident conveying and interpreting legislation into easy-to-understand language.

Do you thrive in a high-pressure environment? Are you a team player with excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join the team as a Permit Coordinator! Please note, the working pattern required for this role is 7:30am to 5pm, on Thursdays and Fridays only.

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water - one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments - a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK - a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.
Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group. We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team. Our diversity memberships Armed Forces Covenant Autism at Work Programme Disability Confident Employer Business Disability Forum South West Women in Construction The Women's Work Lab Work, Wellbeing and Employment Services Menopause Workplace Pledge Race at Work Charter Previous Next Life at Wessex Water Our companies Careers Quicklinks YTL Utilities (UK) Limited. Registered in England No. 04341837 Registered Office: Operations Centre, Claverton Down Road, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7WW © 2025 YTL UK Group This website uses cookies. We use cookies to analyse our traffic and personalise content, such as job recommendations. If you consent to our cookies, please click 'I accept'. If you do not accept, then we will not use cookies, but this may negatively impact your user experience. You can change your preferences by clicking on the 'My settings' link in the top right-hand corner. Manage Consent Preferences Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work. Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.


• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.