Senior Highways Asset Manager - Hybrid

South Buckinghamshire; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking an experienced Highways Asset Manager to lead its highways asset management function and shape cross‑agency investment planning. The role combines strategic leadership with technical asset discipline over carriageway and footway networks.

You will oversee major maintenance programmes, drive data‑led decision making, and collaborate with elected members and partners to maximise the value of infrastructure funding for Buckinghamshire’s communities.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of highways asset management, asset data and lifecycle planning.
• Significant experience managing carriageway and footway assets and maintenance programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing asset management team.
• Develop and deliver highways asset management strategies and programmes.
• Manage significant capital and revenue budgets and financial planning.
• Lead carriageway and footway investment programmes using data and lifecycle planning.

Skills

Asset management

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Lifecycle planning

Education

Degree level

Job description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking an experienced Highways Asset Manager to lead its highways asset management function and shape cross‑agency investment planning. The role combines strategic leadership with technical asset discipline over carriageway and footway networks.

You will oversee major maintenance programmes, drive data‑led decision making, and collaborate with elected members and partners to maximise the value of infrastructure funding for Buckinghamshire’s communities.