Highways Programme Delivery Manager

Job Title: Highways Programme Delivery Manager
Starting Salary: £42,839 progressing to £47,181per annum (pro rata for part time) - Pay award pending
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage - Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Growth & Environment

About the team

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is committed to delivering an effective and efficient highway service making best use of available resources. We set out a collective ambition to create a cleaner, greener, healthier Hertfordshire. We intend to achieve this vision, by putting the things that matter most at the heart of all we do.

About the role

We are looking for an organised, proactive and highly motivated Highways Programme Delivery Manager to oversee the effective coordination of programme delivery, financial management, business planning, performance reporting, stakeholder enquiries and operational governance across the Asset Management & Maintenance service.

This is a pivotal role that brings together teams, manages priorities, monitors delivery and ensures that residents, Members and colleagues receive a timely, professional and high-quality service.

About you

Essential:

• Has excellent organisational and coordination skills.
• Demonstrable experience of financial and/or budget management.
• Can manage multiple priorities and competing demands effectively.
• Is confident working with data, performance information and financial reports.
• Has strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of implementing and managing change management processes.
• Can build positive working relationships across a range of teams and partners.

Desirable:

• Has experience working in a complex operational environment.
• Has experience within local government or the public sector
• Has experience of working in a highways or transport environment

What You Don't Need

• Highway engineering experience is not essential for this role. We welcome applications from candidates with strong programme management, business support, governance, performance or operational delivery backgrounds.
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Make a direct impact on the delivery of services that affect residents every day.
• Work within a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Access a comprehensive local government benefits package.
• Benefit from flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Develop your career within a large and ambitious local authority.
  
  

If you are a highly organised professional who enjoys bringing people, processes and performance together to deliver successful outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 11. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles: Technical services

Interview Date: TBC

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Councilis undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.