The Role
We are looking for someone to lead and manage a programme of highways capital projects from through implementation. This role includes project and programme management, performance management of staff, finance management and management of highways contractors.
This post is located in the Highways Division and the postholder reports to the Group Manager. The Highways division is part of the Council’s Environment Directorate and Environment and Leisure department. The Highways division assumes the Council’s role as Highway Authority.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice and input on contract specifications, the commissioning of projects, and the management of the tendering process and onward management of contractors
- Prepare and monitor budgets and effectively manage the team’s finances
- Manage a programme of capital renewals, working with the council’s asset manager to identify roads for treatment
- Coordinating an annual capital renewal programme of approximately £3 million per year
- Keep abreast of best practice and policies in highway and traffic engineering
- Liaise with other bodies and in doing so to establish working relationships that will facilitate the securing of future funding and backing of development projects/initiatives
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional details
Required Skills and Experience:
- A degree in a relevant engineering discipline subject or relevant professional qualification
- Detailed understanding of the current legislative context for a Highway Authority and its statutory powers and responsibilities
- Knowledge of the principal mechanisms of funding for local highway authority projects
- Detailed understanding of the management of a programme of capital projects
- Good understanding of managing contractors using the NEC form of contracts
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closing Date: 5th September 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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