Highway Maintenance Engineer (Client)

As a member of the Highways Maintenance and Network Management team you will:

• develop, maintain and review service specifications for emergency, routine, reactive and cyclical and winter highway maintenance services.

• review of annual service plans submitted by delivery partners.

• develop, agree and review the performance management framework for highway maintenance contracts in conjunction with key stakeholders and contractors.

• Lead on public engagement for highway maintenance services and communications across multiple formats.

You’ll have experience in the management or delivery of emergency, reactive, routine and cyclical highway maintenance together with:

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in relevant discipline

• knowledge of statutory obligations of highway authorities, highway inspections and work identification procedures

• understanding of design standards, design guidance and statutory requirements associated with highway maintenance activities.

• experience of contract and performance management with providers to deliver services.

• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships to support ongoing service delivery.

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead – that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits – Careers at Staffordshire

For an informal chat about the role please contact Anna Johnson or Colin Perkins (Wed-Fri only) at: anna.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk or colin.perkins@staffordshire.gov.uk.