Highways Asset Manager

3-6 Month Interim Contract | Immediate Start

£500-£595 per day

Inside IR35 (via umbrella)

Home Counties

Hybrid Working (2 days per week on-site)

Are you an experienced Highways Asset Manager looking for an opportunity to lead an established and highly capable highways asset team during a critical period of investment and transformation? Reporting directly into the Head of Infrastructure and Capital Schemes, you will provide both strategic leadership and technical expertise across a large and diverse highways network, helping to shape long-term asset investment decisions and drive service excellence. This is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact whilst leading a team responsible for carriageways, footways, drainage, asset data and traffic-related services.

Your Role as Highways Asset Manager:

• Lead and develop a team of experienced managers and asset management professionals
• Drive asset management strategy, lifecycle planning and investment prioritisation across highways assets
• Oversee carriageway and footway maintenance programmes using robust asset condition data
• Provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders and support key investment decisions
• Manage budgets, performance reporting and continuous service improvement initiatives

Your Previous Experience as Highways Asset Manager:

• Strong highways asset management background within a local authority or comparable infrastructure environment
• Significant experience managing carriageway and footway assets and developing sustainable investment plans
• Proven leadership experience managing professional and technical teams
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline, with chartered status desirable
• Able to balance technical credibility with strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

This role will suit an individual who can quickly establish credibility, set the tone for the team and provide the leadership required to maintain momentum across a busy asset management function. Applications from candidates with extensive highways asset management expertise will be prioritised, particularly where there is a strong background in asset strategy, lifecycle planning and long-term investment programmes.

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process. Due to the fast-paced nature of interim recruitment, applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process. Whilst we endeavour to review all applications, we may not be able to respond individually to every candidate. Submission of an application, expression of interest or right to represent does not guarantee submission to a client, interview, placement, or engagement. Recruitment decisions ultimately remain subject to client requirements, availability, suitability, and selection processes. Baltimore Consulting is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are considered based on the requirements of the role and the information available at the time of review.