Highways Maintenance Manager

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Job summary

A local authority in North Yorkshire is looking for a Highways Maintenance Manager to oversee the highway network and ensure safety compliance. The role involves developing positive relationships with stakeholders and leading a team in various maintenance projects. Candidates should have a relevant technical qualification and extensive experience in highways operations. The position offers benefits including 28 days of holiday and fitness discounts.

Benefits

28 days holiday, rising to 34 after 5 years

Up to 10 days of additional leave

Fitness discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deputise effectively for the Area Manager.
• Strong background in designing and implementing maintenance schemes.
• Extensive experience in highways projects and operations.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with delivery partners to improve performance.
• Lead the team to ensure highway safety compliance.
• Assess and identify highway maintenance works.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Budget planning

Highways project experience

Customer service commitment

Political process understanding

Education

HNC/HND in relevant technical discipline

Job description

Would you like to be part of our friendly, welcoming Highways Team, proud to manage all aspects of the highway network in and around Richmond and the North Yorkshire Dales National Park?

We are looking for an experienced co-ordinator to join the team as a Highways Maintenance Manager.

Our area covers the northern part of North Yorkshire, including Richmond, Hawes, Leyburn, and Middleham. You will be working within the beautiful North Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the coast to coast intersects the Pennine Way with spectacular dales, crags, and waterfalls.

The Role

As a Maintenance Manager, you will liaise and collaborate with our delivery partners to develop positive relationships and improve delivery performance across our Highways North Yorkshire partnership. This role also involves fostering good relationships with Elected Members and the wider community of stakeholders.

The Highways Operations Unit is responsible for highway improvement and maintenance schemes, routine highway maintenance activities, winter maintenance services, local network management, and public liaison.

The main focus of the Maintenance Manager will be to lead the team to ensure highway safety compliance. Your responsibilities include:

1. Assessing and identifying highway maintenance works, including drainage and surface treatments.
2. Preparing design briefs that contribute to the delivery of the local capital programme, including monitoring and managing local budgets.
3. Assisting in delivering winter services as a duty manager on a standby rota and handling emergencies.

This role may require occasional out-of-hours work.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career and management skills within the Highways Service and the Council. The role offers continuous learning and professional growth.

What you will bring

• HNC/HND in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent qualifications.
• Proven ability to deputise effectively for the Area Manager.
• Extensive experience in highways projects and operations.
• Strong background in designing and implementing maintenance schemes.
• Proficiency in budget planning, monitoring, and control.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective public engagement.
• A strong commitment to customer service.
• Understanding of political processes and the public sector environment.

What can we offer you?

Joining us entitles you to our benefits and wellbeing plan, including:

• Holiday entitlement starting at 28 days, rising to 34 after 5 years, plus public holidays.
• Up to 10 days of additional leave available for purchase.
• Extended unpaid leave for career breaks.
• Fitness discounts at various gyms.
• Discounts on high-street and online retailers.
• Salary sacrifice schemes such as car schemes, Salary Finance, Cycle to Work, and Technology plans.

For the full range of benefits, see our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of the advert.

Contact & Apply

For more information, contact Jayne Charlton at 07989378754 or [e-mail].

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