5 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

To lead one of two teams responsible for all reactive highway maintenance activities within a defined geographic area. The area team is responsible for ensuring that the highway network is maintained to a safe standard, investigating and repairing faults in accordance with the County’s Highway Operational Standard, and providing proactive updates to customers on progress.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

Lead officers responsible for investigating reported faults and incidents, routine inspections, highway enforcement, and customer engagement.
Prioritize, organize, and manage workloads across the team.
Provide strategic guidance to the team and ensure alignment with the County’s CARE values.
Monitor the team’s performance against defined KPIs and ensure targets are met.
Take responsibility for team development and provide necessary support, training, and guidance to post holders within the area team.
Collaborate with the other Area Maintenance Manager and other managers in the highway maintenance service area to ensure a consistent approach is adopted.
Keep elected members and County Councillors informed of works in their electoral divisions, and maintain a customer service focus towards partners in District and Parish Councils, as well as the general public.

Essential Experience Required

Proven experience of financial and resource planning and delivering efficiency savings through cost-effective service delivery.
Solid commercial appreciation of how service delivery contracts demand strong management and leadership, with the ability to overcome problems as they emerge.
Extensive experience working in the highway or construction sectors.

Essential Qualification Required

Degree in a relevant discipline such as Civil Engineering, Construction, or Highway Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Additional information to note

Requirements

Proven experience in financial and resource planning
Solid commercial appreciation of service delivery contracts
Extensive experience in highway or construction sectors
Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction, or Highway Engineering or equivalent experience
Driving license

Area Maintenance Manager