Hertfordshire County Council

Head of Road Safety & Active Travel
Job Number: HCC18978
Directorate: Environment & Infrastructure
Location: Hertford
Salary Range: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent Head of Road Safety & Active Travel

Diversity: We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce

Job Duties:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably dynamic and strategic thinking individual to lead and deliver Hertfordshire County Council’s (HCC) Road Safety and Active travel ambitions.

As part of the Environment and Transport Directorate, The Highways Service has one of the highest profiles in HCC and is very much in the public eye. As part of the Senior Management Team the post holder will help move Hertfordshire forward by ensuring a safe and efficient highways system, promoting safe, reliable, and sustainable travel whilst protecting the physical and natural environment.

Managing and leading a diverse portfolio of work, varied teams, partnerships and budgets, the post holder will develop policy and strategy to drive forward, deliver and review a suite of road safety and active travel behaviour change programmes and initiatives that also support wider health, sustainability, and growth agendas.

This will require considerable tact, diplomacy, communication, and negotiation with a wide range of stakeholders. Significant political awareness is required to support elected members and ensure expectations and concerns are managed in what can often be an emotive and opinionated environment.

We will need you to have post graduate diploma, masters or honours degree qualification or equivalent relevant qualification or experience.  You will need well-developed people management, leadership and communication skills.

You will need to have a range of communication styles to influence decisions and actions, be able to work in an agile way to adapt between competing priorities, and manage budgets.

As a senior manager you will play an important role in organisational leadership, and support and contribute to a wide range of existing and emerging strategic Highways plans, programmes and decisions.

In return we can offer you an excellent package of benefits from an organisation that values its employees and invests in training and career development opportunities, these include a competitive salary and pension scheme, as well as generous leave allowance and flexible working arrangements

If you would like an informal discussion please contact Anthony Boucher, Director Highways Operations, on [email protected]

Closing Date: Monday 28th February 2022
Interview Date: Week commencing 7th March 2022

Benefits of Working for HCC:
•    Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
•    Excellent Career Development
•    Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
•    Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
•    Shopping Discounts
•    Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

Application Information
How to Apply: Please follow the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of the screen. As part of the application you will be required to upload your most recent CV ensuring gaps in employment have been addressed and includes your current, or most recent, employer. You are also asked to provide a supporting statement which is your opportunity to evidence how your skills, knowledge and experience match what we are looking for based on the Person Specification area of the attached Job Outline. If you do not supply a supporting statement, your application will be rejected.

Important Note re Interviews: Where we are able to, and in accordance with current COVID-19 Government guidelines in regard to social distancing, all interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Full details on how this will work will be sent to you, should you be shortlisted for an interview.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. For more information Click Here https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/business/services-for-businesses-charities-and-other-public-bodies/services-for-businesses-charities-and-other-public-bodies.aspx

Overseas Applications: We will accept applications from all applicants who already have an established right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorships for this post

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