Strategic Head of Highways & Transportation

5 Star Recruitment; Swindon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council seeks a Head of Highways and Transportation to lead a broad portfolio including Highways Asset Management, Traffic Management, Transportation and parking services. You will oversee strategic and operational delivery, manage a substantial budget, and drive improvements aligned with council priorities.

You will collaborate with Planning Services to integrate transport with development, lead a capable team, and champion innovative, customer-focused service delivery for the

Qualifications

• Significant senior management experience in Highways and Transportation
• Proven track record in strategic planning within local authorities or similar
• Experience managing large budgets and capital programmes

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Highways and Transportation services
• Lead the development and delivery of capital programmes
• Ensure statutory compliance and performance monitoring across the portfolio

Skills

Senior leadership

Change management

Budget management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree level education

Membership of ICE/CIHT/IHE

Project management qualification

Tools

Prince2 Practitioner

MS Project / PM software

Job description

Swindon Borough Council seeks a Head of Highways and Transportation to lead a broad portfolio including Highways Asset Management, Traffic Management, Transportation and parking services. You will oversee strategic and operational delivery, manage a substantial budget, and drive improvements aligned with council priorities.

You will collaborate with Planning Services to integrate transport with development, lead a capable team, and champion innovative, customer-focused service delivery for the