Chartered Professional Service Manager

ICE Recruit; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City Council is seeking a senior highways professional to lead a team of engineers and transport specialists in delivering a multi-million pound annual maintenance programme. You will oversee asset management, provide technical guidance, manage budgets, and liaise with consultants, contractors, and the public to keep the highway network safe and well maintained.

You will chair meetings with internal and external teams, present to politicians, and ensure delivery of statutory duties across the

Qualifications

• Experience in leading highway engineering teams within a busy environment.
• Proven track record in programme, project and contractual management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for stakeholders and politicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and transport professionals to develop and deliver asset management programmes.
• Provide technical guidance, manage budgets, chair meetings, and present to management and politicians.
• Collaborate with consultants, contractors, and the public to ensure highway assets are maintained.

Job description

Play a key role in the delivery of a safe highway and the maintenance of highways assets.

The Highway service is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of all highway assets across the city. This role leads a team of dedicated and highly qualified engineers and transport professionals ensuring that the public highway is safe and that our assets are managed and maintained appropriately. You will be responsible for development and delivery of a multi-million pound, yearly maintenance programme to ensure that our carriageway, bridges, footways and cycle ways and maintained and in good condition. You will be a key stakeholder in the delivery of new assets ion the city and will also act as the technical approval authority for the council.

This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Based at 90 Leycroft Road, with some flexibility to work from home at times. However, you’ll work across the city to visit sites, operational depots and attend meetings, all of which will be a combination of face to face and online.

What you’ll be doing:

Managing a team of 6 engineers and skilled transport professionals, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of our asset management programmes. You’ll provide technical guidance to your team and other teams in the council, manage budgets, and chair meetings with internal and external teams. You’ll present to politicians and senior management, as well as liaise with consultants, contractors, and members of the public. Working closely with your team, service managers, and senior highway service managers, you’ll ensure that our statutory duty is delivered and that the highway asset is maintained.

What you’ll need:

With strong leadership skills, you’ll have substantial experience of managing and guiding highway and engineering professionals in a busy highway work environment. A proven track record in programme, project and contractual management and an awareness of commercial practices within a construction environment.

You must have extensive experience of highway and bridge maintenance and design specifications to guide your team and ensure that our assets are maintained appropriately. You’ll have experience of partnership working especially with a wide range of people including senior management. Using a high level of verbal and written communication skills, you’ll be able to present complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders and command the confidence of others. Self-motivated, with a flexible approach and commitment to leadership, you’ll create a professional and positive working environment.