Highway Maintenance Manager

 

Main characteristics

Location

Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire

Company

Carrington West

Salary

£39500 - £50000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Engineering

Job summary

Title: Highway Maintenance Manager
Location: Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

Are you an experienced Highway Maintenance Design Engineer with a track record delivering highway maintenance schemes.

The role is to lead a team of Engineers delivering highway and civil engineering construction and maintenance design services, which enhance and maintain the road network in Nottinghamshire.

What you will be doing:
·Lead the delivery of the capital highway maintenance programme, managing external contractors, ensuring that services and projects are delivered on time and to budget, meeting internal and external client and stakeholder requirements.
·Lead the evaluation and authorisation of externally designed engineering schemes on behalf of internal and external clients to ensure the highway asset meets regional and national design specification and safety standards.
·Monitor and control expenditure and take action to correct variances on team's projects and across work programmes (design fee income, works costs, and other expenditure and income) so that they are delivered to Client's expectations.
·Manage, coach and develop a team of technical staff engaged in all aspects of service area to enable individuals to achieve their potential and deliver effective business results.
·Lead and support Health and Safety management across the service ensuring that health and safety legislation, policy and best practice is fully adhered to and carry out the duties of Principal Designer to comply with the Construction Design and Management Regulations to support the safe delivery of projects on site.
·Collaborate across the company to provide support for delivery of services as workload and the organisation dictates.

What you need to know:
·Degree in Civil Engineering or related subject with relevant post qualification experience; or equivalent knowledge gained through practical experience in a civil engineering design or construction environment.
·Detailed knowledge of the principles and practice of effective project management and in the use of quality systems or preparing and controlling programmes of work.
·Detailed knowledge of current highway and civil engineering design standards, contracts, and procedures.
·Detailed knowledge of health and safety, technical, traffic management and other legislation and good practice appropriate to highway construction and maintenance activities.
·Detailed knowledge of specialist computer applications used to support highway construction and maintenance activities including CAD, drainage design and/or Safety Barrier design software packages and MS Office.
·Full UK driving licence.
What you'll get in return:

This is not only a great opportunity to work on local highway / civil engineering projects, but one where you will have a real opportunity to help influence the shape and character of the team's expansion over the coming years.

A culture that helps you to achieve your full potential with clear, structured mentoring, investment and feedback.

A competitive salary - not just to attract you to the business but also to recognise your ongoing contribution and capabilities.

They also provide a leading pension scheme, and various perks and wellbeing initiatives to ensure you are properly looked after during your time with the business.

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Adam Butler at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information