Highways Management Lead

Role

A client within the Public Sector based in Calderdale is currently recruiting for a Corporate Lead – Highway Management to join their Strategic Infrastructure Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full‑time, temporary position on an ongoing basis, and the ideal candidate has experience working within a local authority in a highways or strategic infrastructure management environment.

• Act as the Council's Strategic Lead for Highways, ensuring best practice, innovation and value for money to deliver positive environmental, social and economic change across communities.
• Provide effective leadership and direction to a service of approximately 44 professionals responsible for highway network management.
• Manage annual Highways revenue budgets of over £5 million and a capital works programme of circa £10 million, ensuring financial targets are met.
• Advise senior managers and elected members on all matters relating to Highways, including policy, legislation and statutory requirements.
• Oversee Streetworks and Highways Development functions, ensuring compliance with DfT legislation and effective assessment of major planning applications.
• Represent the council at West Yorkshire Combined Authority on strategic highway matters, collaborating with partner organisations to influence policy.

To be considered for this role, you will require:

• A degree in a relevant field (e.g. Civil Engineering or Transport Planning) or equivalent experience.
• Proven senior leadership experience in Engineering or Highways management.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes (adjustments considered for candidates with a disability).

• Chartered Engineer status or professional qualification.
• Experience of managing contracts and procurement.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, communication (both written and verbal) and stakeholder relationship management skills.

£650 per day Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £550 per day PAYE).

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up‑to‑date CV to (url removed) or call Amelia at Service Care Construction on (phone number removed) to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.