Maintenance Manager

Durham County Council; North East; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Durham County Council is seeking a Maintenance Manager for Highways Services. The role involves supervising staff and operatives, organising day-to-day resources, and planning project programmes in liaison with the Area Manager. The post emphasizes health and safety compliance and effective resource management within highway works.

Qualifications

• Staff management and supervision of staff and operatives.
• Experience in planning and organising resources for highway projects.
• Knowledge of health & safety legislation on highways sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the effective and efficient management of staff and operatives.
• Organise and control resources for day-to-day projects.
• Identify resource requirements and prepare project programmes, liaising with the Area Manager.

Skills

Staff management

Resource planning

Health & Safety awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 Supervisors or equivalent

Health & Safety compliance experience

Tools

ISO 9001 experience

Job description

Highways Services are looking for a Maintenance Manager.

To assist in ensuring the timely completion of works operations so as to achieve the optimum balance of customer and employee satisfaction together with achieving the Services' financial objectives.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

• To assist in ensuring the effective and efficient management of staff and operatives in accordance with the County Council’s Policies and Procedures.
• To organise and control resources required on a day to day basis for those projects assigned to the postholder.
• To identify and plan resource requirements and to prepare project programmes of work as necessary and liaise with the Area Manager accordingly.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

• NVQ Level 3 Supervisors or equivalent or in a closely related discipline
• Experience in the management of works of highway maintenance and construction.
• Experience in the application of Health & Safety legislation and procedures on highways sites.
• Experience of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 or similar

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be held on week commencing 28th September 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

• We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.