Team Leader - Assets & Policy

TN United Kingdom; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking authority in Derby as a Team Leader in Structures, Drainage & Flood Risk Management. This role offers the chance to lead a dedicated team while managing crucial flood defence and drainage assets. You will oversee asset management, implement maintenance strategies, and respond to emergency incidents. With a focus on professional development, this opportunity allows you to make a significant impact on the community while working in a supportive environment that values your skills and contributions.

Benefits

Flexible work/life balance

Hybrid working

Modern office environment

Professional development opportunities

27 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Team Derby Rewards

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programmes

Access to Equality Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with experience in structures and drainage asset management.
• Knowledge of legislation covering flood risk and drainage management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in managing the city’s flood defence and drainage assets.
• Implement maintenance strategies for structures and drainage systems.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Asset Management

Drainage Design

Highway Drainage

Emergency Response

Education

Relevant Degree

Professional Qualification (MICE, MCIWEM)

Tools

MS Excel

Asset Management Software

Job description

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Derby City Council’s Engineering Team is on the up and you could be part of our story.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented, self-driven Civil Engineering professional to work for a forward-thinking, award-winning, and dynamic authority based in the industrial heart of England.
If you are motivated, energized, and focused, have excellent communication skills, are loyal, a great team worker, happy to take the initiative, always meet deadlines, and can focus on the big picture, we’d be excited to hear from you.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Hybrid working (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity

In the role of Team Leader Structures, Drainage & Flood Risk Management (Assets & Policy), here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:

We're looking for a Structures, Drainage & Flood Risk Management Team Leader to join our Assets and Policy team based at the Council House in Derby. This is a broad role in which you will take a lead in managing the city’s crucial flood defence, drainage, and structural assets. To do this, you'll need experience in highway drainage and/or structures and bridges asset management, with a well-developed working knowledge of the Code of Practice for Well Managed Highway Infrastructure. Prior experience in highway drainage asset management, drainage design, and site inspections would be advantageous. Similarly, experience with bridge asset management, design, evaluation, and inspections will also be highly desirable. You will also oversee the Council’s Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) duties and lead the Council’s flood defence funding programs through Grant in Aid and Local Levy streams.
We acknowledge that candidates may not have skills in all these areas; we will look for strong expertise in one or more areas with a willingness to develop others as required.

You will:

• Have the skills and knowledge to lead a team with diverse skills, providing clear direction, instruction, and guidance through effective performance management.
• Recognize strengths, vulnerabilities, and motivations within a team, inspiring skills development and embedding organizational change.
• Have a strong track record in asset management, with an understanding of engineering and construction principles.
• Experience in implementing maintenance and renewal strategies for structures, drainage, bridges, culverts, retaining walls, pumping stations, and highway drains.
• Awareness of specialist software for asset management.
• Attend callouts for emergency incidents involving structure assets.
• Experience or understanding of responding to major flood events.
• Undertake scheme identification/option studies and lifecycle advisory activities related to structures and drainage renewals.
• Perform whole life cost analysis, lifecycle planning, optimization, and prioritization of renewal schemes.
• Have working knowledge of legislation covering flood risk, drainage, and structure asset management.
• Assist in collating information for performance measurement and controls.
• Experience or aptitude for working within a political and public-facing organization.

About You

To be successful, you’ll ideally have...

We seek an experienced, highly motivated individual with strong leadership skills and expertise in structures and drainage asset management, capable of driving priorities, building relationships, and leading our Assets and Policy team.

• A relevant degree (or similar)
• A professional qualification such as Institute of Asset Management Certificate or Incorporated / Chartered status is beneficial but not essential.
• Working towards Professional Qualification, MICE, MCIWEM, MIAM, MIStructE, or similar.
• Knowledge and experience in highway bridge and drainage asset management, including inspection and maintenance activities.
• Awareness of Sewers for Adoption, RWSC, DMRB, and SHW standards.
• Understanding of Asset Management Systems, proficient in MS Excel.
• Current UK driving license.

We value potential and transferable skills, so even if you don’t meet every criterion, we encourage you to apply.