Engineering Team Manager (Highways Assets)

Highways Magazine; Calderdale; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

Excellent pension

Job summary

Calderdale Council is seeking an Engineering Team Manager for the Highways Asset Management team in Calderdale. You will provide high-level expert advice, lead the team, and ensure compliance with national codes while planning maintenance and forward funding of highways assets.

You will manage asset data, communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, and drive collaborative working across multi-agency partners to deliver statutory and corporate objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Highway asset management and network management.
• Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Highways Asset Management team.
• Ensure compliance with Well-managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice (2016).
• Maintain asset data and manage the Council's asset management system.
• Oversee budgeting, planning, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Highways asset management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Budget monitoring

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

Please note: Internal at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council.

We are seeking to recruit an Engineering Team Manager to provide high level expert advice and management to the Highways team in support of all aspects of Highways Asset Management. You will lead, direct and manage the team in ensuring statutory and corporate objectives are delivered and ensuring compliance with requirements as set out in Well-managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice (2016). You will be integral to ensuring the continued successful operation, maintenance and forward planning of the Councils roads, footways, street lighting and public rights of way. You will be responsible for collecting and maintaining condition data for all adopted Highway assets.

You will be responsible for the Councils asset management system, and ensuring all data is valid and current.

You will need to be confident in communicating with stakeholders at all levels including multi agency partners, Councillors (Parish, District and County), MPs, utility companies, public transport providers, senior managers as well as members of the public. Excellent communication skills are required to be able to communicate effectively with these stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.

With a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience, you will have extensive knowledge and experience in Highway asset management and dealing with day-to-day management of the network, with a high level of awareness of relevant legislation.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong organisational ability and be familiar with budget monitoring and collaborative working.

Why Join Us?

Calderdale is a beautiful metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, at the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines, between Manchester and Leeds. Its spectacular natural landscape, vibrant towns, quirky culture, tremendous architecture, thriving businesses and community spirit make it a great place to live, work and visit. To find out morepleasevisit: www.visitcalderdale.com

We have a range of workplace benefits available to all our employees:

• A wide variety of projects to work on,experience to gainanda wide range of projects to make your mark on.

• A smallbut dedicatedTeam, with the opportunities to make your individual mark andsee projects all the way through the lifecycle.

• Workload comprising of amix of local and strategic issues.

• Close collaboration withotherin-house teams.

• Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development and access to the wider training and accreditation opportunitieswith formal links to the ICE

• Hybrid/flexible workingwith family friendly policies

• Competitivesalarypackage, including excellent pension.

• Competitive leave entitlement

• Wellbeing support and staff networks

• Development and training opportunities

• Staff discounts and benefits schemes, including salary sacrifice car leasing, cycle scheme and travel offers

For full details of the role please see the Role Profile.

Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026

Interview Date: Monday 2nd November 2026

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying.To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year (unless exceptions apply) and meet the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision ( https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/ ) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.

All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

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