Chartered Professional Service Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home working flexibility

Job summary

Leicester City Council's Highways service is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to manage a multi-million pound annual highway maintenance programme and supervise a team of six engineers and transport professionals.

You will provide technical guidance to your team and other council colleagues, manage budgets and contracts, chair meetings, and present to politicians and senior management. Some home working is allowed, but regular travel to sites and meetings is required.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience managing highway and engineering professionals in a busy highway environment.
• Proven track record in programme, project and contractual management.
• Extensive experience of highway and bridge maintenance and design specifications.
• Experience of partnership working with senior management and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the multi-million pound yearly highway maintenance programme
• Lead asset management programmes for carriageways, bridges, footways and cycleways
• Manage a team of six engineers and transport professionals
• Provide technical guidance to your own team and other council teams
• Manage budgets
• Chair meetings with internal and external teams
• Present to politicians and senior management
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and members of the public
• Ensure the council's statutory highway duty is delivered
• Act as a key stakeholder in delivering new highway assets in the city
• Act as the council's technical approval authority
• Work with service managers and senior highway service managers

Skills

Highways leadership

Programme management

Contract management

Highway maintenance

Bridge maintenance

Design specifications

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Budget management

Job description

This permanent post sits in the Highways service at Leicester City Council, where the postholder leads six engineers and transport professionals. The work centres on a multi-million pound yearly programme to maintain carriageways, bridges, footways and cycleways, and on acting as the council's technical approval authority for new assets. Some home working is allowed, but regular travel across the city to sites, depots and meetings is central to the role. Extensive experience of highway and bridge maintenance and design specifications is essential.

What the job involves

• Develop and deliver the multi-million pound yearly highway maintenance programme
• Lead asset management programmes for carriageways, bridges, footways and cycleways
• Manage a team of six engineers and transport professionals
• Provide technical guidance to your own team and other council teams
• Manage budgets
• Chair meetings with internal and external teams
• Present to politicians and senior management
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and members of the public
• Ensure the council's statutory highway duty is delivered
• Act as a key stakeholder in delivering new highway assets in the city
• Act as the council's technical approval authority
• Work with service managers and senior highway service managers

What’s required

Experience

• Substantial experience managing and guiding highway and engineering professionals in a busy highway environment
• Proven track record in programme, project and contractual management
• Extensive experience of highway and bridge maintenance and design specifications
• Experience of partnership working with a wide range of people, including senior management

Skills & knowledge

• Strong leadership skills and commitment to leadership
• Awareness of commercial practices within a construction environment
• High level of verbal and written communication
• Ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders
• Self-motivated, with a flexible approach

What’s offered

• Some flexibility to work from home at times