Highways Structures Team Leader

The pay range for this role will be £52,413 - £60,357 (pro rata for part time colleagues).

We’re looking forward to welcoming new colleagues under this refreshed framework of pay, terms, and conditions. To promote fairness and consistency, all new starters will begin at the bottom of the pay band. While the starting salary is fixed, the role offers scope for growth, meaningful contribution, and being part of a forward‑thinking team.

You can also find out more about the new terms and conditions on our careers site in the More than just a job brochure.

Seeking Civil Engineering Specialists. We’re looking for talented Civil Engineers and have several exciting opportunities to join our Engineering Service and help us build sustainable solutions for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We are a progressive engineering team committed to delivering innovative, safe, and sustainable infrastructure. Our work ranges from highways improvements to asset management and underpins the everyday lives of thousands of people.

Transformation and digital ways of working are at the heart of what we do. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of the Engineering Service within the authority.

You’ll work on diverse projects across multiple structures assets, with a supportive environment where your ideas matter and your expertise shapes what we do. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of highway structures schemes, programmes and asset management. The role combines technical, contractual, and leadership expertise for design and construction delivery with the ability to manage a team. You will manage a team of engineering technical and professional staff to enable effective delivery of highway structures engineering service, including managing, motivating, supporting the team, performance management, and contributing to recruitment.

This role will monitor cost and financial information for projects and programmes with an annual value of approximately £1m - £5m. You will plan and organise projects and programmes on a monthly to yearly horizon with an annual perspective in structures asset management. As Design Lead or Approver and Project Manager for designated projects, you will ensure compliance with contractual requirements, manage risks and budgets, and maintain governance throughout the project lifecycle and programmes.

You will provide expert input into asset management and structures policies, standards, specifications, projects, procurement of consultants and contractors, and design/delivery of schemes, studies and services to align with service standards, best practice and regulations.

Prepare proposals, reports, and submissions on resources, objectives, and targets for service planning purposes in the specified area to support delivery. Ensure compliance with legal obligations, such as Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations, and have an understanding of relevant legislation reflecting statutory duties of the Council in areas such as structures, construction, and highways. Manage and control project, service and programme budgets to ensure spend is within financial limits and value for money is achieved.

• Managing work across road bridges, footbridges, culverts, subways, retaining walls and gantry assets as part of the planned structures maintenance programme.
• Leading and supporting the development of highway structures schemes through all gateway lifecycle stages from concept to construction.
• Reviewing and approving work such as design drawings, specifications, tender and preconstruction information.
• Managing the planned programme based on asset management prioritisation.
• Safeguarding projects to be delivered within budget, on schedule, and in compliance with technical standards and legal obligations.
• Assessing inspection condition data and site information to validate decisions and manage risk.
• Managing contracts and performance of the team and providers to deliver services.
• Leading and collaborating with multiple teams and stakeholders to deliver objectives.
• Driving innovation in highway structures and asset management.