What’s the role?
In a nutshell, you’ll be helping shape the future operating model of the highway service – setting the procurement strategy for high value contracts and ensuring they support the service, Council and region meet shared objectives! You’ll be overseeing, developing and delivering contracts to help Kirklees deliver against our climate targets, improve services for customers and generally smarten our approach to service delivery through the use of new and emerging technology, ways of working, and targeted performance management.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, which ranges from flexible working hours, to a fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for a greater return in the long term. We support all our staff in their on-going development, either through professional development or on the job training - we will work together to drive your career forward. Hybrid working is also a benefit of the role, supporting a balance between home and office working. For those with families, we offer childcare benefits and discounts with local businesses enjoyed by all staff.
At Kirklees Council we offer annual pay rise increments based on your pay grade, ensuring competitive and fair compensation aligned with your role and performance. In this role there’s also the opportunity to move up a pay grade, your manager will review this based on your performance which encourages professional growth and progression.
Sounds good??? Read on…
Kirklees Council is leading the way by transforming services in the public sector, and we are looking for talented people to join us. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of Kirklees, to drive delivery of improvements and to be part of our journey towards delivering the best possible services for Kirklees residents.
The role will oversee and deliver improvements to contracts with a cumulative value in the hundreds of millions. Whilst experience in highways is not essential, we would be particularly interested to hear from applicants with a highways background or experience of overseeing a diverse range of high value contracts in a construction or operational field.
We’d like to hear from you if you:
1. Have contract management experience, and can identify and robustly prioritise and manage risks, and progress opportunities
2. Are able to think strategically and develop reports to articulate your ideas
3. Can present ideas to diverse audiences - tailoring your approach to individuals and situations to get the best outcome.
4. Have a passion for improving things!
5. Have excellent communication and influencing skills which allow you to positively challenge stakeholder thinking, focusing on the benefits and risks of the new approaches delivered by these changes.
6. Have a strong customer focus and commitment to making a difference for our citizens and staff
7. Have strong performance management skills and are able to manage and cultivate supplier relationships
8. Can effectively manage the resources and finances relevant to an assigned area
9. Have a track record of delivering contract performance improvements and change
A Job Focus document is provided giving some further background on the role. In order to be shortlisted for this job please demonstrate in your application how you meet criteria in the Employee Specification as detailed in the Job Focus Document
Do you want to talk to us about the role before applying? Please do! Contact Chris Firth () to talk you through the role. No recruitment agencies please.
Chris Firth is the manager for this role, please contact them on for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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Closing date
12 April, 11:55 PM