Highways Project Manager

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council in Aberystwyth invites an experienced highway projects manager to plan and deliver a programme of works, coordinating with Operational Managers to ensure service standards.

The role requires HND/HNC Civil Engineering or equivalent, 5+ years’ experience, a full UK driving licence, and strong budget, procurement and HR skills. The post offers hybrid working, generous leave, and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• HND/HNC Civil Engineering or demonstrable evidence of a minimum of 5 years’ relevant successful experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Internal Auditor Certification (can be achieved when in post).
• Practical experience in managing financial/budgetary management, procurement and human resources.
• Practical experience of managing and effectively working with medium sized teams.
• Knowledge and experience of the operational aspects of the identified service areas outlined in the Job description.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and manage the delivery of Highways Projects, including Winter Service provision.
• Coordinate Emergency/Out-of-hours response.
• Oversee the Annual Surface Dressing Programme.
• Maintain Highways Network & Asset Quality Management Systems to ISO standards (ISO 45001, 15001 and 9001).

Skills

Civil engineering

Budget management

Procurement

HR

Education

HND/HNC Civil Engineering

Internal Auditor Certification

Job description

About the role

Under the general direction of the Service Manager- Network & Asset Maintenance, and in collaboration with Operational Managers, to plan, coordinate, and manage the delivery of Highways Projects, including:

• Winter Service provision.
• Emergency/Out-of-hours response.
• Annual Surface Dressing Programme.
• Maintenance of Highways Network & Asset Quality Management Systems to ISO standard (ISO 45001, 15001 and 9001).

About the candidate

• HND/HNC Civil Engineering and/or demonstrable evidence of a minimum of 5 years’ relevant successful experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Internal Auditor Certification (can be achieved when in post).
• Practical experience in managing financial/budgetary management, procurement and human resources.
• Practical experience of managing and effectively working with medium sized teams.
• Knowledge and experience of the operational aspects of the identified service areas outlined in the Job description.

We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working:Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time:Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found on our careers website.

Additional Information

Job Description and Person Specification Team Ceredigion Information Pack

Please note that this post is within a service that is currently undergoing a review. The contract type will remain unchanged, although there may be some adjustments to responsibilities and reporting arrangements over time.

Get in touch

For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Caroline Wride on 01970 633810 or email [e-mail]

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.