Role: Cyclical Maintenance Lead
Contract Length: 6-12 months
Location: Must attend and work from a depot within Cambridgeshire minimum of 3 x per week.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £200 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Cyclical Maintenance Lead for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE LEAD
To take responsibility for routine and cyclical highway maintenance programmes centred around one of three key themes: surfacing, pavements and lining; drainage and winter maintenance; or green infrastructure. By fulfilling this role, the Cyclical Highway Maintenance Lead is accountable for ensuring the highway network is managed and maintained in a safe manner and ensuring that the lifespan of highway assets is maximised.
The role includes management responsibilities for a team of officers responsible for planning these varied programmes of works at the appropriate frequencies across circa 3,000km of highway. The Cyclical Highway Maintenance Lead will support, train and advise this team and act as a point of escalation for complex cases.
The Cyclical Highway Maintenance Lead must ensure a varied programme of works is delivered in line with Council priorities and policy. They must also embrace a flexible approach whereby programmes are revised on a regular basis to ensure highway maintenance works are responsive to changing circumstances and data trends.
Successful delivery will reply upon promoting and maintaining a good relationship building with our maintenance contractors and a wider supply chain.
The Cyclical Highway Maintenance Lead must provide community engagement and work in collaboration with the Area Maintenance Manager ensure that our customers and stakeholders are kept informed of relevant highway works. They will also need to ensure a culture of accountability, professionalism and excellence is instilled within their team.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE LEAD
- Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience. (Civil Engineering, Construction or Highway Engineering)
- Knowledge of highway design, project management techniques, construction, maintenance and drainage.
- This knowledge needs to be informed by industry best practice, national standards and design guides e.g. the Design Manual for Road and Bridges / the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works.
- Legislation In depth knowledge of relevant highway legislation (e.g., Highways Act 1980, New Roads & Street Works Act 1991, Road Traffic Act 1988)
- Excellent set of interpersonal and communications skills.
- Ability to prioritise competing demands in an organised and structured manner.
- Problem solving Ability to investigate issues, identify and implement solution.
- IT Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to use IT applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Team and email.
- Experience working in highway or construction sectors.
- Prior experience working with a diverse group of stakeholders or customers, particular with groups who have competing priorities and agendas.
If you are a Cyclical Maintenance Lead, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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