Highways Group Manager

Pembrokeshire County Council; Wales; Vor Ort; GBP 57.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation package up to £8,000

Zusammenfassung

Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking an exceptional Highways Group Manager to lead one of the Authority's most critical frontline services. This senior role requires strategic leadership of the highway network, street lighting infrastructure and highway structures, with accountability for budgets and a ~130-strong workforce.

The successful candidate will drive service improvements, capital and revenue investment, and long-term asset sustainability in a challenging, political environment,

Qualifikationen

• Extensive senior leadership experience within highways and infrastructure services.
• Proven track record leading large operational teams and delivering change.
• Experience managing substantial budgets, contracts and resources.
• Strong contract management and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across political environments.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and delivering outcomes for residents.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic leadership for the County's highway network and assets.
• Lead street lighting infrastructure and highway structures.
• Oversee long-term asset management and investment strategies.
• Direct major revenue and capital works programmes.
• Ensure safety, regulatory compliance and performance improvements.
• Lead a diverse workforce of around 130 employees.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership

Highways engineering

Budget management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Ausbildung

Chartered Engineer

Degree in Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Highways Group Manager

Grade 12 – £57,386 – £59,639 + Generous relocation package up to GBP £8,000 - which could include for example rent in lieu of a planned house purchase, removal and storage fees and legal/mortgage arrangement fees for house purchase.

Infrastructure & Environment Directorate

Lead the Future of Pembrokeshire's Highway Network

Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking an exceptional Highways Group Manager to lead one of the Authority's most critical frontline services. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic professional to shape the strategic management of the county's highway network, street lighting infrastructure and highway structures while leading a large, skilled workforce delivering essential services to our communities.

This is a senior leadership role requiring a visible, innovative and collaborative leader with the drive to deliver service excellence, transformational improvement and long-term asset sustainability. You will have the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, lead significant capital and revenue programmes, and make a lasting impact on Pembrokeshire's infrastructure network.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure & Environment, you will provide strategic leadership and full management accountability for:

• The County's highway network, highway assets and network management functions.
• Street lighting infrastructure and highway structures.
• Highway asset management planning and long-term investment strategies.
• The delivery of major revenue and capital works programmes.
• Winter maintenance and network resilience services.
• Contract management for highway surfacing, structures and specialist infrastructure works.
• Budget management, performance improvement and regulatory compliance.
• Leadership of a diverse workforce of approximately 130 employees.

You will work closely with elected Members, senior officers, contractors, partner organisations and local communities, providing expert professional advice and leading service delivery across a complex and high‑profile operational environment.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for an inspirational and forward‑thinking leader who combines strong technical expertise with outstanding leadership and strategic management skills.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Extensive senior management experience within highways, highways engineering, network management and infrastructure services.
• A proven track record of leading large, complex operational teams and delivering service improvement and transformational change.
• Significant experience managing substantial budgets, contracts, resources and work programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management expertise.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to operate confidently in a political environment and provide high‑quality advice to senior leaders and elected Members.
• A commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and delivering excellent outcomes for residents and service users.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive and demonstrable experience working at a senior level within the highways profession, particularly engineering services.
• Proven professional experience in highways, network management and highway structures.
• Experience delivering strategic and transformational change programmes.
• Significant leadership experience managing large and diverse teams.
• Experience managing substantial budgets, resources and contracts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and partnership‑working skills.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation and health and safety requirements.
• A valid driving licence.

Desirable

• Chartered Professional Status, or evidence of operating at Chartered Engineer level and progressing towards formal chartership.
• Welsh language skills.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to take a leading role in shaping and maintaining one of Pembrokeshire's most important public assets. You will join a committed leadership team and play a pivotal role in delivering infrastructure improvements, supporting economic growth and ensuring a safe, resilient and sustainable highway network for future generations.

If you are an ambitious, innovative and highly motivated highways professional looking for your next leadership challenge, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Be part of the team that keeps Pembrokeshire moving.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant’s full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
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The Supported Employment Programme is a group of local authority based enterprises that employs over 75 people with a disability or work limiting health condition, please visit the link below for further information: Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme - Pembrokeshire County Council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well‑being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [e-mail].
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [e-mail].
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.