The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Are you passionate about keeping a busy urban highway network moving safely and efficiently? Do you have experience in street works co-ordination, network management or traffic operations? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
At Reading Borough Council, we’re looking for a proactive and technically skilled Network Services Co-ordinator to join our Highways & Traffic Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing and co-ordinating works across the borough’s highway network, helping minimise disruption and improve journeys for residents, businesses and visitors.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.
About The Role:
Working within the Network Services Team, you’ll deliver a comprehensive highway works co-ordination service in line with the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) and Traffic Management Act (TMA).
You’ll help manage activities on the highway, support network management initiatives and contribute to the delivery of transport and engineering projects across the borough.
The role offers a varied workload and includes:
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Managing and co-ordinating street and road works activity
- Investigating and implementing network management and transport schemes
- Supporting Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) systems, including traffic signals and congestion management
- Supervising projects, contractors and technicians
- Preparing technical reports, drawings and committee information
- Liaising with utilities, developers, Councillors, stakeholders and members of the public
- Supporting event planning and operations impacting the highway network
- Assisting with traffic signal maintenance and operational resilience
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on projects that make a visible difference to the borough and its communities.
About You:
You will have experience in street works or highway network co-ordination, with a strong understanding of relevant legislation including the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) and Traffic Management Act (TMA).
You’ll be confident managing projects, supervising works and working collaboratively with contractors, utilities, developers and stakeholders. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, along with the ability to manage competing priorities and provide excellent customer service in a busy operational environment.
You should be comfortable preparing reports, responding to enquiries and working independently using your initiative. Experience with traffic signals, Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC), temporary traffic management or transport-related projects would be advantageous, as would experience using AutoCAD or similar software.
A valid Street Works Qualification Register card (or equivalent) is desirable, and candidates applying at the higher end of the salary range should ideally hold an HNC or Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
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Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
- A wide range of flexible working opportunities
- Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading, and in our works depot in the south of Reading.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
- Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
For more information on this position please contact James Penman – Network Services Manager on [email protected] or 07885 467 356
Closing Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
Interview Date: w/c 3rd August 2026
Interview Setup: In person at the Civic Centre, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU
