East Sussex County Council

Asset Strategist
Ringmer, Lewes/working from home
£39,713 – £43,397
Ref: orbis/TP/7524/22392

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity that will truly make a difference in East Sussex both today and for future generations?

A role in highways, is a role that is going to make a difference.

Almost everyone in the County will use part of the highway network every day. As soon as someone steps out their house, drives their car or walks to school they are using our network.

We recognise the vital importance of the Highway network, not only to the economic growth of the county but to keep local communities safe and connected. The local highway network is the most valuable publicly owned asset managed by ESCC.

As a local authority we are always pushing the boundaries in terms of innovation, ensuring we continue to look at new ways of working and introduce fresh ideas, whether that be the materials we use in our roadworks, our processes or communications.

With such a vast network of assets, including roads, footways, street lights, structures and traffic signals, there is huge amount of work to do to keep the network safe and maintained to support residents and communities.

You can find out more in our Guide to Highways.

About the role
The Highway Asset Management Team is at the centre of our strategic approach to managing East Sussex highway assets. The team play an essential role in:
• fulfilling our statutory obligations,
• ensuring value for money and maximising funding
• keeping our highway users safe.
• develop and drive service initiatives though partnership working

As the Asset Strategist, you will be responsible for considering the County Council's Objectives and creating policies, strategies and plans that deliver the Highway service in alignment with the priorities of East Sussex. Working with the rest of the Asset Management team and other stakeholders across the service, the strategies and plans that you will create will define the way the assets of the Highway network are managed.

Carbon reduction objectives are bringing new opportunities to the role and you will have a key part in how we approach these challenges in the highway department.

A sound knowledge of construction and maintenance techniques and experience in asset management and of developing long term strategies is essential.

If you are a self-motivated, professional, results-orientated individual with a proven background in delivering expert technical advice, we would be very interested in hearing from you.

What can we offer you?
• Training and development
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working
• A generous annual leave entitlement
• A generous pension scheme
• A range of other benefits Employee benefits | East Sussex County Council

For further information and to apply for this post please click apply or click here.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dale Poore on 01273 335506.

Closing date: 17 April 2022.

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.