Assistant Area Highway Manager

Salary: £ 42,403 to £ 44,428 per annum.

Contract: We have 4 full-time/part-time positions available and are open to attracting candidates with the right skill set. We would like to hear from all individuals who possess the appropriate skills and are seeking a work-life balance that suits both themselves and us.

Location: We are looking for candidates across the county with bases in Hickstead, Oving, and Worthing. Please indicate on the application your preference for location. You will be able to work in a hybrid manner, as determined by the needs of the service.

Contract: Permanent.

Working pattern: Full-time/ Part-time, 15-37 hours per week. Flexible working options available, to be agreed with your line manager.

Employer Pension Contribution: 20.70% this alters per annum on the 1 April each year.

Annual leave: 30 days holiday + Bank holidays = 38 days.

You will work as part of a wider Highway Operations Team and manage front line staff to deliver a reactive safety service on the highway network. On a day to day basis, you will be responding to highway issues, for example community requests, complex customer enquiries and traffic issues.

In your role, you will help set operational standards, utilise technical knowledge to resolve problems, and manage the team to deliver performance management objectives. You will also support the delivery of contractual maintenance activities, monitoring, auditing and projects.

You will create strong relationships internally and externally for effective partnership working and collaboration. This role involves working with communities on community-led initiatives to enhance local highway spaces, as well as interacting with the public by handling escalated complaints and attending Parish meetings.

What we need from you:

• Providing advice and support in the service specialism, addressing technical, professional, resource, and human problems.
• Communication skills.
• Possessing people management and performance management skills.
• Ability to set timescales and review effectiveness of service.
• Ability to change existing practices and identify innovative solutions within the required framework.
• Full current driver's licence.
• Experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer focused service to others.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Experience of managing a small budget and/or contributing to financially related decisions on larger spends.
• Authoritative, applied knowledge of the specialist or professional discipline including technical theories and related principles, practices and procedures.
• Computer literate.

Rewards and Benefits

We care hugely about wellbeing, and how we support our team to develop to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits:

• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• A generous pension scheme.
• A strong supportive management team.
• Training and development opportunities, including a range of apprenticeships, technical training, coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Subscription fees paid for one relevant professional body.
• A range of discounts including Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and many more.
• Free access to employee assistant programmes.
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

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Apply now and be a part of shaping the future of transportation in West Sussex.

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