Leicester City Council
Chartered Professional Service Manager
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Description
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Play a key role in the delivery of a safe highway and the maintenance of highways assets.
The Highway service is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of all highway assets across the city. This role leads a team of dedicated and highly qualified engineers and transport professionals ensuring that the public highway is safe and that our assets are managed and maintained appropriately. You will be responsible for development and delivery of a multi-million pound, yearly maintenance programme to ensure that our carriageway, bridges, footways and cycle ways are maintained and in good condition. You will be a key stakeholder in the delivery of new assets in the city and will also act as the technical approval authority for the council.
This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Based at 90 Leycroft Road, with some flexibility to work from home at times. However, you’ll work across the city to visit sites, operational depots and attend meetings, all of which will be a combination of face to face and online.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing a team of 6 engineers and skilled transport professionals, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of our asset management programmes.
- You’ll provide technical guidance to your team and other teams in the council, manage budgets, and chair meetings with internal and external teams.
- You’ll present to politicians and senior management, as well as liaise with consultants, contractors, and members of the public.
- Working closely with your team, service managers, and senior highway service managers, you’ll ensure that our statutory duty is delivered and that the highway asset is maintained.
What You’ll Need
- Strong leadership skills, with substantial experience of managing and guiding highway and engineering professionals in a busy highway work environment.
- A proven track record in programme, project and contractual management and an awareness of commercial practices within a construction environment.
- Extensive experience of highway and bridge maintenance and design specifications to guide your team and ensure that our assets are maintained appropriately.
- Experience of partnership working especially with a wide range of people including senior management.
- A high level of verbal and written communication skills, able to present complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders and command the confidence of others.
- Self-motivated, with a flexible approach and commitment to leadership, able to create a professional and positive working environment.
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Call To Action
For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Rupert Bedder, via email to rupert.bedder@leicester.gov.uk
Region
Central
Location
90 Leycroft Road - Highways
Salary
GBP69,458 - GBP74,422 Per Year
Package
Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP101,431
Contractual Hours
37
Basis
Full time, Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
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