Head of Service Highways Infrastructure (CDC)

We are looking for a forward thinking, ambitious leader with a fresh approach to shaping the service, with the ability to lead, inspire and motivate others to ensure we deliver on our plans. This role will provide you with the opportunity to make a significant difference as well as a platform to enhance your career in the longer term.

This exciting role will provide strategic leadership in the delivery of the Council's highways infrastructure and functions in an effective, sustainable way to ensure a stronger and safer City, with cleaner, greener communities.

You will join an experienced and hardworking team and be the Council's most senior expert providing advice and guidance to Council committees and senior leadership to ensure informed decisions regarding Highways functions are made.

You will provide innovative and creative solutions to service delivery problems and community expectations across a wide range of complex subjects, promoting good customer relations and quality of the services, including where it involves policy change and a significant impact on other services including those of partner agencies.
You will hold the statutory role of Traffic Manager on behalf of the Council and ensure the authority performs its network management duty and manage the Council's Highway Authority functions.

Ensure the financial effectiveness of each part of the service to deliver services within budgets.

Be accountable for achieving the service objectives, standards, performance measures and targets set out in the Service Plan and Performance Management System together with Council objectives and targets.

The role sits within the Place directorate alongside major project delivery and other related services, asset management and economic development. Alongside colleagues, you will take a lead role in the event of an emergency, major incident or business interruption, providing tactical leadership to the Council in the event of any situation that requires a coordinated emergency response.

We have plenty to shout about - Doncaster is the UK's best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don't just take our word for it - anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.

Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the job profile and role summary.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes. Visit our Working in Doncaster - City of Doncaster Council page to find out more.
Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.