Hertfordshire County Council

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Highways Group Manager

County Hall, Hertford

£46,184 - £49,127 pa subject to skills and experience (plus £2,000 p/a Market Forces Supplement)

37 hours per week

Permanent

Job Number: HCC06810

Can you tackle our transport challenges?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in Hertfordshire’s £100m highways service in a senior role leading the countywide Development Management Service whilst also leading a group that provides a local focus on highways and transport needs in Northern Herts.

Hertfordshire has one of the busiest road networks in the country and alternatives to travel by car are not always consistently available or suitably attractive – something we hope you will help us to change, particularly as we face the challenge of promoting growth to maintain Hertfordshire’s position within the UK’s economic engine room.

You will have the technical and financial savviness to contribute and champion the work of your Group, but most importantly, you will have the gravitas, communication and influencing skills to work with colleagues within the Integrated Leadership Team, the wider County Council, the District Councils, developers, Hertfordshire LEP and other stakeholders, helping to ensure a joined up approach is taken and opportunities are maximised.

HCC has engaged consultant Opus Arup to provide private sector professional services to sit alongside HCC officers in County Hall and form an innovative, integrated client team, providing the full range of highways professional services, called the Whole Client Service (WCS), operating under a single HCC badge. You will be leading a group of approximately 24 professionals from all three organisations.

For an informal discussion please contact Mike Younghusband on 01992 658171.

As part of the application you will be prompted to provide a supporting statement which is your opportunity to evidence how your skills, knowledge and experience match the role based on the Job Outline. If you do not supply a supporting statement, your application may be rejected.

Closing date: midnight 24th October 2016.