Strategic Lead - Highways Delivery & Infrastructure

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Family-friendly policies

Financial and travel benefits

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Strategic Lead for Highways Delivery in Preston. You will provide visible operational leadership across highways, street lighting and structures maintenance, translating priorities into safe, productive programmes and managing direct labour, plant and contractors.

You'll oversee workforce planning, performance, budget control and ensure value for money, safety and quality while coordinating winter maintenance and emergency response.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in civil engineering, highways, transport or related field.
• Experience leading large, complex operational services with frontline workforce.
• Proven track record delivering highway maintenance and improvements safely, on time and within cost.
• Experience in workforce planning, performance management and safe systems of work.
• Ability to manage budgets and resources including labour, plant, fleet, depots and contractors.
• Experience in winter maintenance or out-of-hours operations.
• Knowledge of highways operations, legislation, standards and CDM Regulations.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of highway services across Lancashire.
• Provide visible operational leadership across highway, street lighting and structures maintenance and projects.
• Oversee workforce planning, performance and wellbeing of direct labour.
• Coordinate with commercial, engineering and asset colleagues to keep services moving and ensure value for money.
• Manage Winter Maintenance and Emergency Call Out and respond effectively to incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Workforce planning

Safety awareness

Education

Degree-level qualification in civil engineering, highways, transport or related field

Job description

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Strategic Lead for Highways Delivery in Preston. You will provide visible operational leadership across highways, street lighting and structures maintenance, translating priorities into safe, productive programmes and managing direct labour, plant and contractors.

You'll oversee workforce planning, performance, budget control and ensure value for money, safety and quality while coordinating winter maintenance and emergency response.