Team Manager - Highways Development Implementation

CIHT Learn; Matlock; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council in Matlock is seeking an experienced highways or transport professional to lead our Highways Development Implementation Team and oversee the delivery of major developer-funded highway infrastructure across Derbyshire.

You will manage a specialist team, work with developers, planning authorities and elected members to deliver roads and transport projects to high standards, with a strong emphasis on customer service and partnership working, in a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in highways, civil engineering, transport development management or a related discipline.
• Proven leadership experience and the ability to lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Strong knowledge of highway infrastructure delivery and development-related agreements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Sound technical judgement and a solutions-focused approach.
• Professional membership or chartered status, or a commitment to achieving it.

Responsibilities

• Lead Highways Development Implementation Team to deliver developer-funded highway infrastructure.
• Oversee delivery and adoption of highway works meeting technical, legal and safety standards.
• Manage stakeholders including developers, planning authorities and elected members.
• Support strategic development opportunities and project delivery across Derbyshire.

Skills

Highways experience

Civil engineering

Transport development management

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Technical judgement

Chartered status

Education

Professional membership / chartered status

Job description

Derbyshire County Council

Location: County Hall, Matlock (Hybrid)

Reference: JOB/26/03304

Salary details: Grade 14 £56,678 to £62,983 per annum

Job term: Full Time

Appointment type: Permanent

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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We're seeking an experienced highways or transport professional to lead our Highways Development Implementation Team and oversee the delivery of major developer-funded highway infrastructure across Derbyshire.

Managing a team of specialist officers, you'll work with developers, contractors, planning authorities and elected members to ensure new roads, junction improvements and transport infrastructure are delivered to a high standard and successfully incorporated into Derbyshire's highway network.

This is a leadership role with plenty of variety. One day you could be guiding complex highway agreements and infrastructure projects, and the next supporting your team through technical challenges, negotiating with developers or helping to unlock strategic development opportunities.

You'll have responsibility for overseeing the delivery and adoption of highway works, ensuring schemes meet the required technical, legal and safety standards while maintaining a strong focus on customer service and partnership working. The role offers the opportunity to work on projects that have a visible and lasting impact on communities across the county.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience in highways, civil engineering, transport development management or a related discipline.
• Proven leadership experience and the ability to lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Strong knowledge of highway infrastructure delivery and development-related agreements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Sound technical judgement and a solutions-focused approach.
• Professional membership or chartered status, or a commitment to achieving it.

What we can offer

• The opportunity to lead the delivery of major transport and highway infrastructure projects across Derbyshire.
• A role with genuine visibility and impact, helping to shape and support communities for years to come.
• A skilled, experienced and supportive team environment.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A comprehensive benefits package including annual leave, professional development opportunities, and employee wellbeing support.

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be subject to service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Important:Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, butthis role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please applyonly if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 22nd November 2026

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