Head Of Highways

Head Of Highways
 
London
 
3-month contract
 
£600 - £650 per day

Full time

Are you an experienced Head of Highways looking for your next challenge?
 
Our client is seeking an experienced Head of Highways to join them on a full time Contract.  
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
·You will be responsible for highway asset management, routine and reactive maintenance, winter services, network management, highway structural maintenance, revenue and capital, maintenance of highway structures, and management of the street lighting PFI contract.

·To oversee the day-to-day management of the Council's highway network through a range of reactive and routine maintenance activities, including highway inspections, defect repairs, road marking maintenance, gully maintenance, winter maintenance policy and decision-making, and related issues.

·To oversee the development and prioritisation of the Council's capital programme for highway maintenance and improvement schemes, securing appropriate funding and ensuring relevant Council approvals are obtained. To oversee the implementation of programmes including carriageway resurfacing, footway renewals and other complex street scene improvement schemes.

·To oversee the highway authority's responsibilities regarding developers' and other third-party works, including appropriate checking and approval processes such as those under s38 and s278 of the Highways Act. To fulfil the highway authority's statutory obligations in support of the council's own developments, such as Meridian Water and other regeneration and housing schemes.
 
This role will go quickly so please apply with an updated CV, email (url removed), alternatively call on (phone number removed) for more information.
 
FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years experience in this market. Please call Nick at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information
 
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