Highways Operational Manager

We have an immediate requirement for a Highways Operational Manager to work with one of the Countries most successful Construction/Engineering Design Consultancies based in the North West

Job Role

• To assist the Head of Service, delivering the HAMIS integration objectives of efficiency, service improvement and culture change.

• To lead change, manage performance, provide direction to staff and support the development of the team and the workforce within it.

• Manage the Council’s highways maintenance, and inspection services and lead the implementation of the HAMIS operational model for blue and white collar staff.

• Create efficiency in these services by implementing improvements in the operating methods and improving staff productivity, with a particular focus on training and Health and Safety.

• Ensure service provision is to the highest quality and in accordance with specifications and in compliance with the Health and Safety and Work Act and other relevant safety legislation.

• Creating, maintaining and enhancing good working relationships amongst staff, other managers and contractors’ organisations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the development and implementation of Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental systems.

• Develop, implement, manage, monitor and report on the agreed performance management framework within the service area. In particular:

• To ensure that management information on performance, monitoring and review is in place and monitored on a daily basis, weekly and monthly basis or other frequency as required,

• To provide for effective management understanding and decision making and to provide monthly or other timely reports on progress for HAMIS Board

• To manage and co‐ordinate business process engineering activity for continuous improvement where required.

• Establish productivity targets for all crews and monitor achievements.

• Lead the development of long and short term programmes of work and hold weekly effective programme meetings

• To have oversight of and ensure the timely and effective programming and delivery of works orders.

• Lead the implementation of the new gang structures and operational methods

• Ensure all operations delivered are value for money

• Ensure quality of work in the highways maintenance and drainage service:

• To develop recommendations for change and improvement to reactive and cyclic works and activities where appropriate.

• To ensure work is co‐ordinated with all other services minimising the network occupancy time plan, allocate and evaluate work carried by teams, individuals and self .

• Ensure continuous improvement in the defect management system takes place.

• Specifying, negotiating, controlling and improving successful external service agreements and contracts.

• Ensure that monitoring of workmanship and implementation of necessary corrective action takes place in an effective and organised manner.

• To have oversight and ensure a regular review of required and available labour, materials and plant take place.

• Developing, managing and improving programmes for cyclic maintenance works.

• Provide a quality and responsive highways improvement service:

• Inspection of defects takes place within agree set management timetables

• Appropriate work methods are drawn up to correct identified deficiencies

• Liaison with neighbourhoods team and consultative arrangements takes place

Essential Criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

• Hold a recognised health and safety qualification

• Proven senior management experience in a relevant field and Budgetary management experience.

• Experience of managing and supervising the delivery of a highways maintenance service.

• Practical knowledge of the highways related health and Safety legislation

• Experience of setting targets and improving performances of teams

• Practical knowledge of implementing standard highways treatments, through best practice processes

• The ability to lead and motivate staff in all aspects of work and in the face of changing conditions and priorities

• Experience in preparing and presenting committee reports.

Project management skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent inter‐personal skills including negotiations.

• Ability to work to targets and tight deadlines, and to work under pressure.

• Political awareness.

Desirable Criteria

• Management qualification or accreditation

• Experience in managing highways maintenance works

Salary - £37k - £42k + package