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Engineering Team Manager (Highways Assets)
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Job Role: Engineering Team Manager
Salary: Special A, SCP 42-45, £55,224 - £58,605 pa
Expires: 19/10/2026
Location: Calderdale, West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Job Type: Full Time
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council.
We are seeking to recruit an Engineering Team Manager to provide high-level expert advice and management to the Highways team in support of all aspects of Highways Asset Management. You will lead, direct, and manage the team in ensuring statutory and corporate objectives are delivered and ensuring compliance with requirements as set out in Well-managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice (2016). You will be integral to ensuring the continued successful operation, maintenance, and forward planning of the Council's roads, footways, street lighting, and public rights of way. You will be responsible for collecting and maintaining condition data for all adopted Highway assets.
You will be responsible for the Council's asset management system, and ensuring all data is valid and current.
You will need to be confident in communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including multi-agency partners, Councillors (Parish, District, and County), MPs, utility companies, public transport providers, senior managers, as well as members of the public. Excellent communication skills are required to be able to communicate effectively with these stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
With a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience, you will have extensive knowledge and experience in Highway asset management and dealing with day-to-day management of the network, with a high level of awareness of relevant legislation.
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The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong organizational ability and be familiar with budget monitoring and collaborative working.
Why Join Us?
Calderdale is a beautiful metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, at the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines, between Manchester and Leeds. Its spectacular natural landscape, vibrant towns, quirky culture, tremendous architecture, thriving businesses, and community spirit make it a great place to live, work, and visit. To find out more please visit: www.visitcalderdale.com
We have a range of workplace benefits available to all our employees:
- A wide variety of projects to work on, experience to gain, and a wide range of projects to make your mark on.
- A small but dedicated Team, with the opportunities to make your individual mark and see projects all the way through the lifecycle.
- Workload comprising of a mix of local and strategic issues.
- Close collaboration with other in-house teams.
- Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development and access to the wider training and accreditation opportunities with formal links to the ICE.
- Hybrid/flexible working with family-friendly policies.
- Competitive salary package, including an excellent pension.
- Competitive leave entitlement.
- Wellbeing support and staff networks.
- Development and training opportunities.
- Staff discounts and benefits schemes, including salary sacrifice car leasing, cycle scheme, and travel offers.
For full details of the role, please see the Role Profile.
Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026
Interview Date: Monday 2nd November 2026
Link to apply: https://ce0078li.webitrent.com/ce0078li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=671928dXjr&VACANCY_ID=847053vKd2
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We may utilize digital interview methods.
As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/), we aim to be a talented, resilient, and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.
All applications are anonymized before being seen by the selection panel.
As part of our fair recruitment process, we ask that all applications are written by the candidate, and that Artificial Intelligence (AI) use is limited, unless assistance is required as a reasonable adjustment for a disability. Content should be truthful, accurate, evidence-based, and not embellished – see guidance.
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Company: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Sector: Corporate Services
Sector: Corporate Management Team
Sector: Highways
Job Role: Engineer
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