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Cambridge Council - Head of Highways

Remedy Recruitment Group
Posted 5 hours ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8AG, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The Place and Sustainability Directorate in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Head of Service to lead the Highways Maintenance team.
  • The role requires a minimum of five years of experience in a related field and offers a competitive salary of £65,000 per year.
  • The Head of Service will be responsible for delivering high-quality maintenance services for carriageways, footways, cycleways, and more.
  • This position involves collaborating with the Service Director to ensure compliance with policies, legislation, and best practices.
  • Candidates interested in this role should submit their updated CV for consideration.

The Place and Sustainability Directorate impacts on the lives of everyone living, working, learning and travelling through Cambridgeshire every day. As a Head of Service within the Place and Sustainability directorate, you will support the organisation through effective leadership in the achievement of our strategic framework.

You will also support the achievement of the directorate's core aim of improving transport and connectivity across the county for all communities, protecting and enhancing the environment, delivering sustainable and include economic development and maintaining a resident focus delivery effective front line services.

Place and Sustainability consists of four key professional areas which include:

  • Transport and Connectivity
  • Infrastructure, Capital and Delivery
  • Environment and Economy
  • Regulatory Services

As the Head of Highways Maintenance and reporting to the Service Director: Infrastructure and Project Delivery, you will act as the senior professional lead providing operational leadership, development and management for professional services within your given remit, ensuring the highest quality services are delivered within resources available.

The role will be fully responsible and accountable for the delivery of all Highways Maintenance services including:

  • Carriageways, Footways and Cycleways
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Drainage and Resilience
  • Structures
  • Customer Engagement for Highways

The Head of Service will work collaboratively with the Service Director to ensure that appropriate policies, plans and contracts are delivered to the highest standards, in line with relevant legislation and best practice. The role will provide strategic leadership, technical advice and expertise at a senior level.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.