About the role
Do you want deliver highway and transport infrastructure and services to North Northamptonshire?
Our Highways team is part of the Highways and Waste service within Place and Economy directorate, with much of the day to day service delivery of maintenance and professional services undertaken by our delivery partner Kier. This new role reports directly to the Assistant Director and is defined in the NEC4 Term Service Contract (TSC) form and will be the lead officer in managing the councils Highways Services contract.
The Contract Service Manager provides advice and information to elected members, to Executive, to Scrutiny Committees, and the Corporate Leadership Team of the Council in order to ensure that informed decisions are made which enable the Council to achieve its strategic priorities and objectives whilst complying with its statutory obligation, and relevant decision makers are aware of the performance of the Contract.
What will you be doing?
As the Highways Contract Manager you will be accountable for the ensuring contractor activities, commitments by developing positive and collaborative working relationship with the contractor to resolve issues as they arise in the interests of the residents and communities of North Northamptonshire.
You will:
- Lead on discharging the Council’s statutory duties for maintaining the highway.
- Provide advice and information to elected members, to Executive, to Scrutiny Committees, and the Corporate Leadership Team of the Council in order to ensure that informed decisions are made which enable the Council to achieve its strategic priorities and objectives whilst complying with its statutory obligation, and relevant decision makers are aware of the performance of the Contract.
- Monitor and manage the budgets, performance and risks related to the service, including accurate estimating, forecasting and out-turns against agreed budgets. Mitigate overspends to remain within allocated budgets and seek best value in accordance with the Council’s financial regulations.
- Manage the teams responsible for Highways Business Improvement, Contract Inspection and Monitoring and the management of other contracts relating directly to Highways provision.
About you
You will be educated to degree-level or equivalent by experience e.g. civil engineering with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to apply effective influencing/negotiation techniques to achieve a positive outcome.
You will have a sound understanding of English local authorities’ statutory Highways Duties and a good understanding of the performance and commercial considerations in larger service contracts.
With excellent knowledge of current and emerging highways maintenance practices and an understanding of Social Value and Climate Change and Environment expectations
You’ll need to bring experience of working in an NEC4 TSC contract environment with a sound understanding of English local authorities’ statutory Highways Duties
If you are looking to further your career in a large complex organisation that can provide you with a range or career experience then we'd love to welcome you to our friendly team.
We currently work in a hybrid way, so there are opportunities to balance great face to face service, with the flexibility to work remotely.
For an informal discussion about the role or to find out more information, please Steve Smith, Assistant Director for Highways and Waste. Email: steve.smith@northnorthants.gov.uk
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
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