Street Manager
Apply to join the Street Manager service
The main purpose of the Street Manager governance group is to decide what should be built and in what order from the backlog of improvements that we have and will continue to be raised over the next few years. Those appointed to the group are expected to serve for one year, and the current membership is due to expire in March 2025. We are therefore opening applications for users to form the new panel from April 2025 until March 2026.
Applications are open to all users including contractors, and will be done via the expression of interest form (application form). There are 10 positions available, which will be formed of 4 HA reps, 4 utility reps, 1 HA contractor rep and 1 utility contractor rep. For more detail on how the governance group is made up, please see the terms of reference. You can also view the Street Manager Governance Group structure here too.
Meetings are held via Microsoft Teams once a month. The current schedule is the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10am. Applicants must be willing to commit to attend and actively participate in a monthly meeting lasting approximately 2 hours. The successful candidates will be voted in by you, the users.
Applications are now open for 2025 - 26 Members: If you are interested in becoming a member of the Street Manager governance group, please return your application to [email protected] by no later than 5pm on Friday 7th February 2025.
Details of how to vote for your favourite candidates will be announced in the coming weeks!
Working Chairs
Our working groups are co chaired with one representative from SWUK and one from JAGUK
Sarah Widdows
Sarah is Permit Manager for Norfolk County Council. Previously, Streetworks and Permitting Manager for Cambridgeshire County Council and Roadspace Management Manager for Buckinghamshire County Council, Sarah has had 20+ years working in the industry and implemented permit schemes in Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Councils. Sarah is also JAG(UK) Strategy Group Chair, Permit Authority Group Chair and was Anglian JAG Chair for over eight years. Sarah is the Highway Authority Chair on the Street Manager Governance Group and Street Manager Subject Matter Expert.
Permit Manager – Norfolk County Council
Samantha Brothwell
Samantha Brothwell was appointed to the Street Works UK Board in December 2012. Samantha is the Street Works Policy Manager for Western Power Distribution, Electricity Distribution Network Operator for the Midlands, South West of England and South Wales. Samantha is also the current chair of the Energy Networks Association Street Works Forum, East Midlands Joint Utility Group, East Midlands HAUC (Utility Side) and a member of the Co-ordination Working Group.
Samantha has worked in the electricity sector since 1990, and has had responsibility for Street Works since 2000.
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Q1
Who manages the Street Manager service?
The Department of Transport (DFT) build (using the help of a company called Kainos) and they maintain and manage the Street Manager Service. To contact them email: [email protected]
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Q2
Where does the Street Manager service cover?
Street Manager covers England only