About the Role We are seeking an experienced Scheduling & Permitting Lead to take ownership of end-to-end scheduling, planning, and permitting activity across operational workloads. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient delivery across all works, while driving high standards, consistency, and continuous improvement within the scheduling function. You will play a critical role in balancing operational demand, optimising resource allocation, and ensuring all activities are delivered right first time, in line with regulatory and contractual requirements. Key Responsibilities * Lead, support, and develop the scheduling and permitting team to ensure consistent, high-quality performance. * Deliver accurate, compliant, and timely schedules aligned with operational capacity and delivery priorities. * Allocate and adjust resources effectively to maximise productivity and reduce service disruption. * Manage in-day issues, exceptions, and escalations to maintain operational continuity. * Ensure all scheduling and permitting activity meets regulatory, contractual, and safety requirements with full audit compliance. * Secure, manage, and monitor streetworks permits, including notices, extensions, and negotiations to minimise FPN and Section 74 exposure. * Act as a key escalation point for operational and client scheduling queries. * Collaborate closely with operation...