Cyclical Maintenance Manager

3 days per week in the office (ideally)

Our client, a leading provider in the highways sector, is currently seeking a Cyclical Maintenance Manager for a contract position to lead a team responsible for all routine and cyclical highway maintenance activities across the county.

• Leading a team in the planning, management, and implementation of cyclical maintenance programmes
• Extending the life of highway infrastructure through preventive fault measures
• Maintaining highway safety standards and achieving value for public money
• Overseeing programmes such as carriageway and footway surface dressing, white lining renewals, verge and tree maintenance, gully cleansing, and drain jetting
• Balancing local aspirations, County Council priorities, and policy positions in planning works
• Providing strategic guidance and ensuring alignment with the County''s CARE values
• Monitoring team performance against KPIs and ensuring targets are met
• Collaborating with other managers in the highway maintenance service area to ensure consistent strategies are adopted
• Managing a large maintenance budget, both revenue and capital, and ensuring financial prudence

• Experience in highway maintenance and cyclical maintenance management
• Strong knowledge of planning and implementing cyclical maintenance programmes
• Understanding of budget management and financial mitigation for over-spend
• Excellent leadership and team development skills
• Ability to provide strategic guidance and ensure alignment with policy positions
• Strong communication skills for liaising with elected members, County Councillors, District and Parish Councils, and the general public
• Proficiency in monitoring performance and achieving KPIs
• Commitment to delivering high standards of customer service

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to lead a dedicated maintenance team
• Engagement in varied and impactful maintenance projects
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Role in shaping county highway maintenance strategies

If you are an experienced professional in the highway maintenance sector looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client''s dynamic and talented team.