Highways Resilience & Winter Operations Lead

Ringway Jacobs; Congleton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Extra leave up to 5 days

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a proactive Senior/Local Highways Manager to lead the Senior and Local Highways Team, respond to Councillor and public enquiries, and ensure policy-aligned delivery of highway services. The role covers winter maintenance planning and managing the Adverse Weather Plan, plus both in-hours and out-of-hours emergency response.

You will coordinate S58 Inspectors, Resilient Network Officers and highway staff to deliver safe, sustainable and compliant outcomes while

Qualifications

• Experience in highways-related roles and winter service/contingency planning.
• Engagement with Councillors and the public on highways issues.
• Strong health and safety knowledge and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage Senior and Local Highways Team and respond to councillor and public enquiries within policy timescales.
• Oversee S58 Inspectors and ensure inspections are completed on time per policy.
• Direct winter maintenance delivery and Adverse Weather Plan development based on weather data.
• Lead Resilient Network Officer and in-hours/out-of-hours emergency response.
• Coordinate between S58 Inspectors, Resilient Network Officers and highway officers to ensure issues are coordinated.

Skills

Experience in highways role

Engaging with Councillors/public

Internal and client communication

Education

HNC in highways or civil engineering

Job description

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a proactive Senior/Local Highways Manager to lead the Senior and Local Highways Team, respond to Councillor and public enquiries, and ensure policy-aligned delivery of highway services. The role covers winter maintenance planning and managing the Adverse Weather Plan, plus both in-hours and out-of-hours emergency response.

You will coordinate S58 Inspectors, Resilient Network Officers and highway staff to deliver safe, sustainable and compliant outcomes while