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Head of Highways & Transport

Job Posted: 9 days ago

Salary: £ 650 - 650 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Greater London

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Head of Highways & Transportation 
£650 per day (Inside IR35) | 6-Month Contract | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home)

Are you an experienced Highways and Transportation leader looking for your next interim challenge?

Our local authority client is seeking an accomplished Head of Highways & Transportation to provide strategic leadership across one of London's most dynamic boroughs. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the delivery of a safe, efficient and sustainable highways and transport network while shaping the future of movement, connectivity and public spaces.

Key Responsibilities 
·Provide strategic leadership across Highways and Transportation services. 
·Lead the management and continuous improvement of the highway network, associated assets and infrastructure. 
·Oversee highways asset management, client commissioning, traffic management and road safety. 
·Lead transportation planning, development control, transport policy, standards and guidance. 
·Drive the delivery of highways capital improvement programmes and public realm projects. 
·Promote sustainable travel, active travel initiatives and road safety across the borough. 
·Build strong relationships with elected members, residents, internal teams and external partners. 
·Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and deliver complex infrastructure programmes. 
·Manage budgets, commercial contracts and service transformation programmes.

About You 
To be successful in this role you will have: 
·Extensive senior leadership experience within Highways and Transportation. 
·A proven track record of managing highways maintenance, transportation and infrastructure services. 
·Strong knowledge of highways asset management and transport planning. 
·Experience leading large-scale capital programmes and multidisciplinary engineering teams. 
·Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience working in politically sensitive environments. 
·Strong financial, commercial and change management experience. 
·A passion for delivering safer, healthier and more sustainable transport networks.

Role Details 
·Rate: £650 per day (Inside IR35) 
·Contract: 6 Months 
·Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

If you are interested in this opportunity, please call Phoebe on (phone number removed), or email (url removed) for a confidential discussion. 
If this role isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new opportunity within Highways, Traffic or Transportation, please get in touch as we recruit for similar positions across the UK

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