Job Description
Role Purpose
Provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for our clients Highways Management service, ensuring a safe, resilient and well-managed highway network that supports the Corporate Plan and Vision 2034. Lead a multidisciplinary team delivering policy, asset management, street works, development control and major programmes across the borough.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Lead, inspire and develop a team of 44 professionals delivering highways policy, programmes and network management.
2. Drive service and corporate improvement, contributing to the Strategic Infrastructure leadership team.
3. Own and deliver revenue budgets and capital programme, including income targets and robust governance.
4. Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance across Highways, including the Street works Permit Scheme and DfT legislation.
5. Oversee highways input to major developments and planning applications, ensuring impacts are assessed and consultations handled proactively.
6. Provide expert advice to elected members and senior leaders on highways legislation, policy, strategy and funding.
7. Lead delivery of the Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan, championing innovation and best practice.
8. Represent our client regionally and build strong partnerships to influence policy and coordinate delivery.
9. Support economic ...