Head of Highways Maintenance and Management

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Huntingdon to assist with the appointment of a Head of Highways Maintenance and Management on a 6month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 375.38 485.59 per Day

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of strategic objectives and outcomes for responsible services within the Place and Sustainability directorate taking account of organisational strategy best practice and legislative and regulatory requirements. Ensure this is shared through strong leadership within the service.
• Provide expert knowledge within area of professional specialism including policy best practice and law ensuring that all policies processes and approaches are documented and are up to date reflecting practices that achieve best outcomes for communities and the Council.
• Lead on developing and maintaining data to report on operational performance management. Utilising this data in various internal and external reports and utilising insights gathered to develop services and practices to achieve improved outcomes for communities and the Council.
• Provide leadership to ensure that resources are deployed effectively and managers operate in a way that adheres to legislation regulation and compliance provides good outcomes for communities and the Council.
• Be proactive in the development of services through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Working collaboratively with other Heads of Service in the Directorate to maximise opportunities to improve economic development and growth including protecting and enhancing the environment for communities.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to Degree Level or extensive professional experience within a large and complex organisation.
• Membership of professional body
• Evidence of CPD

• Proven experience of successful leadership and management within a relevant service context
• Experience and ability to successfully manage budgets and financial resources management
• A track record of achievement within the relevant specialist area in a large complex organisation including effective decisionmaking and delivery of services and projects including working collaboratively with partners
• A demonstrable track record in performance management and evidence of partnership working to secure good performance.
• Experience of leading and coordinating projects through to completion.
• Experience of leading change within an organisation with evidence of establishing a positive culture within teams

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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