Role - Head of Highway Operations
Rate - Inside IR35
Initial 6 month contract - 4 days p/w
Provide vision, strategic direction, and visible leadership for the Highway Operations Service. Ensure delivery against service plan outcomes by providing a safe, innovative, efficient, and effective service.
Overall accountability for the safety and wellbeing of employees, contractors, and those interfacing with our service. Develop and promote a mixed economy delivery model, ensuring sustainable succession planning and value for money outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead the Highway Operations Service in construction, maintenance, and related tasks on the highway network. Act as a figurehead for internal delivery teams.
2. Deputise for the Assistant Director Highways Delivery when necessary.
3. Maintain the reputation of the service through excellence and stakeholder feedback.
4. Ensure projects and tasks are delivered according to best practices, standards, and resources are used effectively.
5. Manage risks proactively using industry best practices.
6. Deliver weather-related and emergency works, including winter maintenance.
7. Ensure health, safety, quality, and environmental standards are met and foster continuous improvement.
8. Develop a sustainable business model to maximize value for money and internal workforce development.
9. Create and manage a resourcing strategy, including succession planning and talent management.
10. Provide technical and strategic leadership in highway areas and construction supply chain management.
11. Operate a commercial function controlling costs, estimating, and contractual compliance.
12. Support delivery tasks for other services and collaborate with external partners.
13. Develop opportunities for collaboration and continuous improvement based on feedback.
14. Implement systems for feedback on time, cost, and quality metrics and manage risks proactively.
15. Conduct process audits and value-for-money assessments.
16. Maintain a procurement pipeline and ensure compliance with procurement strategies.
17. Engage staff in preparing annual service delivery and improvement plans.
18. Work with unions to maintain positive industrial relations.
19. Prepare and recommend budget proposals collaboratively.
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