Highway Asset Manager

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Highway Asset Manager to lead the management of highway infrastructure. The role involves developing asset plans and ensuring compliance with industry standards while fostering an inclusive environment. Ideal candidates will have strong asset management experience and excellent communication skills. This position features a hybrid working model and offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous pension scheme

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Strong experience in managing highway assets.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Ability to identify process improvements and implement change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Highways Asset Management Plan.
• Lead data collection and analysis on asset conditions.
• Manage the highways asset inventory and digital systems.

Skills

Asset Management

Digitization

Maintenance Management

ServiceNow

Microsoft Excel

Financial Analysis

Job description

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week Monday Friday

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 51356 rising to 54495 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Location: Eastcroft Depot London Road Nottingham NG2 3AH

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Highway Asset Manager to lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of the local authoritys Highways Asset Management Policy and Strategy.

This role ensures the safe sustainable and cost-effective management of highway infrastructure supporting statutory responsibilities and delivering value for money through data-driven investment planning and lifecycle management.

It is a technical specialist position that plays a key role in maintaining one of the councils most valuable public assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop maintain and update the authoritys Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) in line with national guidance and best practice.
• Lead the collection and analysis of asset condition data (e.g. roads footways bridges drainage) to inform investment priorities.
• Manage and maintain the highways asset inventory and associated digital systems (e.g. Confirm GIS-based platforms).
• Lead the production of lifecycle plans and asset valuation processes to support long‑term planning and funding bids.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation including the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure (WMHI) Code of Practice.

About You

The ideal candidate will have :

• Strong experience in managing highway assets.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Ability to identify process improvements define solutions and implement change.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering both innovative and low‑carbon highways initiatives.
• Experience in developing people services or teams to recognise respect and value individual needs fostering a culture of inclusivity.

Job description for this post

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Mark Bradbury Head of Highway Maintenance by email at .

Closing Date

03 / 12 / 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held

TBC

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Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

Asset Management, Digitization, Maintenance Management, ServiceNow, Microsoft Excel, Metadata, Financial Analysis, LIHTC, Property Management, Remedy, Contracts, Taxonomy

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1