About the role
You will be part of a team providing the highway asset management leadership across Highways, setting our longer term strategies for investment and delivery; developing policy; reporting on asset condition and working closely with the asset technical teams. The team will also oversee the performance and quality management of the service supporting service improvement. This team will Horizon scan for the service and lead on adapting to future risks or change and seeking additional funding.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Barry Wylie, Asset Strategy, Planning & Performance Manager - Barry.Wylie@Cambridgeshire.co.uk
What will you be doing?
The development and delivery of high quality asset management is vital to the future economic wellbeing of Cambridgeshire.
These roles will be responsible for driving the asset management processes and culture of the department.
Carry out asset investigations and assessments to assess condition and functionality of assets the team is responsible for. Identify appropriate treatments and interventions and extents of maintenance works.
Work closely with design and delivery partners leading on the delivery of programmes, cyclic works and schemes.
Provide information on schemes and programmes to stakeholders and provide technical expertise for reports and briefings.
Work with minimum supervision taking responsibility for organising your own works priorities within the parameters set by the team manager.
Work closely with Stakeholders and Communities to understand problems and seek solutions.
The role requires excellent written and oral communication skills, knowledge and application of asset management principles and pavement management systems, the ability to work with and interpret a range of data, networking skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholder groups developing strong partnerships to create effective working relationships.
To support the Team Leader and other managers within Place & Sustainability in delivering the Council and Directorate’s objectives, through joined-up service planning, community engagement and the flexible use of resources.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
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.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
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.
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