Drainage Project Manager (Reactive Maintenance)

The postholder will lead a targeted initiative to address long-standing highway drainage and street cleansing challenges on roads where persistent parking prevents essential maintenance activities from taking place effectively, addressing legacy maintenance issues at difficult-to-access locations through a coordinated, risk-based and data-led approach, working across Highways, Waste Management, Street Lighting, Network Management and stakeholder partners and, may be required to inspect street lights across Manchester as the service transitions contracts.Working across communities, elected Members, operational services, contractors and key stakeholders, the role will coordinate and deliver solutions that create temporary access arrangements, allowing gully cleansing, street cleansing and associated reactive maintenance activities to be undertaken safely and efficiently.The role requires strong project management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills to bring together multiple parties, secure community support and ensure maintenance activities are planned and delivered successfully. The postholder will work closely with Highway Operations, Network Management, Waste and Cleansing Services, contractors and local communities to improve service outcomes, reduce maintenance backlogs and improve the condition of the highway network.Key ResponsibilitiesIdentify locations via internal data where parked vehicles regularly obstruct highway drainage maintenance, gully ..... full job details .....