Cyclical Maintenance Manager

Cyclical Maintenance Manager needed in Huntingdon Paying £350 per day ref RQ

Full time hours on a temporary basis

• Lead and manage a team responsible for all routine and cyclical highway maintenance activities, ensuring programmes are effectively planned, delivered and monitored.
• Plan, manage and implement cyclical maintenance programmes including:
  • Carriageway and footway surface dressing
  • White lining renewals
  • Verge, tree and vegetation maintenance
  • Gully cleansing and drainage jetting
  • Winter maintenance operations
• Ensure maintenance programmes are scheduled at appropriate frequencies, informed by site inspections, performance data, lessons learned and ongoing engagement with delivery partners.
• Balance operational priorities, organisational objectives and policy requirements when developing and maintaining programmes of work.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the cyclical maintenance function, ensuring effective ways of working and alignment with organisational values.
• Monitor team and programme performance against defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring targets are met and continuous improvement is embedded.
• Take responsibility for team development, ensuring staff receive appropriate training, guidance and support to fulfil their roles effectively.
• Work collaboratively with other managers across the highway maintenance service to ensure a consistent, coordinated and efficient approach to network maintenance.
• Act as a key point of contact for stakeholders and partners, ensuring timely communication and effective coordination of works.
• Maintain a strong customer focused approach when engaging with local partners, community representatives and the public.
• Manage and control a substantial revenue and capital maintenance budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources, mitigation of financial risk and delivery in line with organisational priorities.

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