Surfacing Manager

Norfolk County Council is looking for an experienced Surfacing Manager to lead the delivery of our annual highways surfacing programme across the county. This is a pivotal role ensuring surfacing works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard, while supporting innovation and carbon reduction.
The role involves managing an extensive delivery programme for a broad range of surfacing activities, including carriageway resurfacing, surface dressing, footway micro-asphalt surfacing, recycling, rejuvenation and retexturing, alongside emergency machine-laid works. You will oversee contractors, manage budgets and performance, and act as a key point of contact for elected members, residents and stakeholders. You will also line-manage a Surfacing Engineer and Surfacing Technician. Projects can be anywhere across the county and therefore the ability to travel is essential. Due to site locations and the health and safety and site equipment required, public transport cannot be considered as a viable travel option. In view of the contract nature and the delivery of construction projects generally, it is a requirement to work additional as required hours to suit workload or if site constraints dictate.

You will bring strong technical knowledge of highway surfacing and proven experience managing large-scale highway maintenance programmes. You'll have excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, a solid understanding of health & safety and relevant standards (DMRB, SHW, CDM), and experience of managing budgets and contracts (NEC4)., A degree (or equivalent) in civil engineering or a related discipline would be desirable together with a health & safety qualification, and professional membership of a relevant engineering institution.
At Norfolk County Council, our values are Accountable, Inclusive, Ambitious and Trusted. Join us and help deliver high-quality highways that make a real difference to communities across Norfolk.

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
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Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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