Why Southwark?

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Roads and Street Works Coordinator you will be responsible for the statutory co-ordination and management of street works carried out by the council as highway authority and statutory undertakers on the public highway in accordance with the Traffic Management Act (2004) and the New Roads and Street Works Act (1991) and its relevant Code of Practices. In doing so, you will help Southwark Council meet its duty under the Traffic Management Act 2004 to ensure that the road network is effectively managed and disruption is kept to a minimum and all relevant activities are undertaken in a safe manner. Your role will involve collaborating with the other Coordinators to ensure all permits are responded to in a timely manner and all correspondence dealt with appropriately.

What We're Looking For

Identify opportunities to facilitate the day to day working programmes by liaising with Highways and statutory undertakers Assist with the co-ordination of all and any temporary or permanent permits and licenses. Represent Southwark Council at public meetings as appropriate Coordinate the Lane Rental Network and maintain relevant information Consultation with all relevant internal departments with London Borough of Southwark Manage the Streetworks register and other coordination systems Attend site meetings where appropriate Communicate effectively and respond to both internal and external customer enquiries to the appropriate quality standards either by telephone, email, letter or face-to-face sensitively and efficiently.

Additional Information

Application closing date: 11:59PM 20/09/2026

Interviews will take place in the week beginning: 29/09/2026

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans

• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care

• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

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