Highway Asset Manager

City, Swindon
i-Jobs
Highway Asset Manager

Location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, SN1 2JG
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 12+ Months
Working Hours: Mon Fri, 09 00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: £ 64.86 per hour
Job Ref: OR9991

Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team to maximize the life of highway assets through strategic planning and investment. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the development and maintenance of asset management plans, including data coordination and lifecycle planning.
• Leading a diverse team of professionals in various complex engineering disciplines such as carriageways, drainage, traffic signals, and more.
• Promoting the importance of highway asset management to stakeholders and providing strategic advice to support service delivery.
• Reviewing and developing long-term policies and strategies for highway asset management.
• Preparing grant applications and bid documentation to secure additional funding for asset maintenance or improvement schemes.
• Managing budgets and ensuring effective allocation of resources.
• Leading recruitment, training, and performance management of staff.
• Representing the team and department at various levels and liaising with stakeholders.
• Managing flood risk and implementing sustainable urban drainage solutions.
• Overseeing the procurement and management of maintenance and improvement schemes.
• Providing expert engineering design advice and ensuring compliance with legislation and policies.
• Supporting the asset team in technical approval for planning applications and developments.

Person Specification
The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge and experience:

• Substantial knowledge and experience in Highway Asset Management.
• Extensive senior management experience leading technical teams in Highways.
• Ability to translate strategic information into operational requirements.
• Authoritative knowledge of specialized technical engineering fields.
• Experience in managing contracts and procuring external suppliers.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure asset management systems and relevant legislation.
• Familiarity with Local Authority decision-making and governance.
• Evidence of continuous professional management and leadership development.

Essential qualifications include:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a similar relevant subject.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with corporate membership of a relevant professional institution.
• An Asset Management qualification and membership of the IAM or similar.

Desirable qualifications include:

• Ability to drive.

The role requires decision-making skills to prioritize workloads and manage complex issues, as well as creativity and innovation to develop solutions and drive continuous improvement.

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