Highways Maintenance Manager

LAPV; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in North Yorkshire seeks a Highways Maintenance Manager to oversee highway safety compliance and manage maintenance operations. The role involves working with delivery partners and engaging with the community. The ideal candidate has relevant qualifications and extensive experience in highways projects. Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, fitness discounts, and various salary sacrifice schemes.

Benefits

28 to 34 days holiday

Extra leave purchase options

Gym discounts

Lifestyle savings

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Possession of an HNC/HND in a relevant technical discipline, or equivalent qualifications.
• Proven capability to deputise effectively for the Area Manager.
• Extensive experience in highways-related projects and operations.
• Strong background in designing and implementing maintenance and improvement schemes.
• Proficiency in budgetary planning, monitoring, and control.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with the public.
• Strong commitment to delivering outstanding customer service.
• Clear understanding of political processes and public sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to ensure highway safety compliance.
• Assess and identify highway maintenance works.
• Prepare design briefs for local capital program delivery.
• Assist in delivering winter service as duty manager.
• Engage with stakeholders and community.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Budgetary planning

Highways-related project experience

Customer service commitment

Political process awareness

Education

HNC/HND in a 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 be liaising and collaborating with our delivery partners to develop positive relationships and improve delivery performance across our Highways North Yorkshire partnership. This is a key element of the role as well as fostering good relationships with Elected Members and the wider community of stakeholders we engage with.

The Highways Operations Unit is responsible for the implementation of highway improvement and maintenance schemes, routine highway maintenance activities, delivery of the winter maintenance services, local network management and liaison with the public at a local level.

The main focus of the role of Maintenance Manager will be to lead the team to ensure highway safety compliance. You will:

• Assess and identify highway maintenance works, including drainage and surface treatments.
• Prepare design briefs that contribute to the delivery of the local capital programme, including the monitoring and management of local budgets.
• Assist in delivering our winter service in your capacity as duty manager on a standby rota basis as well as assisting with other emergencies.

The role will include some occasional out of hours working.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to further develop their career and management skills within the Highways Service and the Council. The role allows for continuous learning and development, fostering personal and professional growth.

What you will bring

• Possession of an HNC/HND in a relevant technical discipline, or equivalent qualifications
• Proven capability to deputise effectively for the Area Manager when required
• Extensive experience in highways-related projects and operations
• A strong background in designing and implementing maintenance and improvement schemes
• Proficiency in budgetary planning, monitoring, and control
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with the public
• A strong commitment to delivering outstanding customer service
• A clear understanding of political processes and awareness of the public sector environment

What can we offer you?

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.

• Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days per year after 5 years continuous service, plus public holidays.
• Up to 10 days extra leave can be purchased at any time. Extended unpaid leave is available for career breaks subject to business needs.
• Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and save £££.
• Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers.
• If you are looking for salary sacrifice schemes such as: Car scheme, Salary Finance, Cycle to work, Technology you can spread the cost from your monthly salary.

Plus, lots more…

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Key Documents:

Job description.pdf

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