Planned Maintenance Manager - North - M25 - Epping

Balfour Beatty; Ivy Chimneys; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Planned Maintenance Manager to oversee a £3m Annual Maintenance Programme across the M25 network. This role includes leading a team of approximately 40, ensuring safety and efficiency in maintenance operations. Candidates should have experience in highways maintenance, strong leadership abilities, and relevant qualifications like CSCS and SMSTS. A flexible workplace offering many benefits is provided.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience in the delivery of highways maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong leadership skills and experience driving performance and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of the annual maintenance programme.
• Monitor roadspace status and keep the programme on track.
• Actively monitor vehicle utilisation and manage the vehicle fleet.

Skills

Highways maintenance operations

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership and performance management

Education

CSCS qualification

SMSTS qualification

Job description

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About the role

As the Planned Maintenance Manager North, you'll oversee the safe and efficient delivery of a c£3m Annual Maintenance Programme across the M25 network. Your team will be responsible for maintaining the linear assets (pavement, VRS, barriers and fences, signals and lines) within your geographical area.

Leading a team of approximately 40 maintenance staff and overseeing the work of subcontractors, you'll promote a culture where everyone is committed to doing their work in the right way, with public safety always at the forefront. You'll proactively mitigate risks, conduct regular depot/site inspections, and manage the safe deployment of resources.

You'll also support the Defect Team to ensure the timely completion of repairs and work closely with the Roadspace/Scheduling Hub to keep the Programme on track. Additionally, you'll manage the planned maintenance budget for your area, track progress, and identify opportunities to reduce costs.

Your effective leadership and focus on continuous improvement will ensure the M25 network remains safe, resilient and in top condition.

What you'll be doing

• Manage the end‑to‑end delivery of the annual maintenance programme within your area, ensuring activities are completed on time and within budget.
• Ensure accurate data entry into the maintenance management system and provide network knowledge to support in shaping the annual maintenance plan.
• Work closely with the Roadspace/Scheduling Hub to monitor roadspace status, aiming to keep the programme on track with minimal changes and address issues as they arise.
• Identify opportunities for site sharing to enable efficient delivery of our service.
• Define clear work requirements for each maintenance site to manage network risks.
• Support the Reactive Maintenance Lead with the timely and efficient completion of Cat 2.1 repairs by providing resources and identifying works co‑ordination opportunities.
• Continuously improve driver standards to meet key BB reporting metrics.
• Actively monitor vehicle utilisation and oversee the management of the vehicle fleet to ensure efficient use and maximisation of availability.
• Support the Commercial team with supplier procurement and performance management, fostering a resilient, high quality and cost‑effective maintenance supply chain.
• Ensure adequate supervision is in place for all works activities and oversee the availability and efficient management of internal resources for these activities.
• Participate in on‑call rotas for Silver Command and Winter Maintenance as required.
• Manage and develop a high performing team, providing clarity of responsibilities, monitoring performance, and supporting growth and development.
• Ensure team members are well‑equipped for their roles by monitoring and implementing all necessary training.

Who we're looking for

• Experience in the delivery of highways maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
• Appropriate CSCS qualification.
• SMSTS qualification.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong leadership skills and experience driving performance and productivity.
• Ability to adapt to and manage change, leading teams through operational adjustments and ensuring smooth transitions.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole‑life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, EENA, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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