Overview
Area Maintenance Manager – PE28 4YE
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for delivering effective highway maintenance and management? Join us in shaping the future of our highways!
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as an Area Maintenance Manager responsible for all reactive highway maintenance activities within a defined geographical area.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the highway network is maintained to a safe standard, that faults are investigated and repaired in accordance with the County’s Highway Operational Standards and customers are proactively updated on progress throughout.
You will lead a team of dedicated professionals and work closely with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality services.
For an informal discussion, please contact David Allatt, Service Director for Infrastructure and Project Delivery by contacting him on david.allatt@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
We will assess and interview candidates as and when they submit their applications during the application period, so please submit as soon as you are ready.
Please clearly indicate which area role you prefer when applying. North covers Fenland and Huntingdonshire districts, whilst South covers East Cambridgeshire, Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire.
About you
We are seeking a visionary leader with a deep understanding of highways maintenance and management.
With a strong background in civil engineering, infrastructure, or a related discipline, you bring a wealth of experience in leading services within a large and dynamic organisation.
You will be passionate about delivering high-quality, customer-focused services that make a tangible difference to communities.
You will have a customer service focus as you will be a key contact for elected members and be ultimately responsible for ensuring that County, District, and Parish Councillors are kept informed of work in their electoral divisions.
You will combine technical expertise with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, enabling you to inspire teams, build strong partnerships, and drive continuous improvement.
You will thrive in collaborative environments, working across departments and with contractors to deliver sustainable, inclusive, and resilient infrastructure solutions.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
