Team Manager

Warwickshire County Council • Warwick, RI

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About The Position

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to lead its S278 Highways Team within Engineering Design Services (EDS). The role leads delivery of developer-funded highway improvement schemes across Warwickshire, including link roads, junction upgrades, cycling and active travel projects, with the aim of improving road safety, reducing congestion and enhancing connectivity.

The Team Manager leads a team of engineers and technicians and combines technical expertise, project management and leadership to deliver complex infrastructure projects, manage stakeholder relationships and achieve successful project outcomes. The postholder works in a matrix environment, manages competing priorities in local-authority infrastructure delivery, and prepares reports for the Service Manager or Head of EDS.

The role requires the Fluency Duty: the postholder must be able to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English. Warwickshire County Council describes its workplace vision as inclusive and supportive, and offers agile working, annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, a pension scheme with a typical employer contribution rate of around 19 percent per month, and access to its Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Requirements

• Experienced Civil Engineer.
• Able to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English, as required by the Fluency Duty.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to lead and manage a team of Engineers and Technicians.
• Ability to solve complex technical and logistical problems, manage stakeholders and make sound decisions.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage a team of Engineers and Technicians.
• Build relationships, engage with colleagues and stakeholders, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Solve complex technical and logistical problems.
• Undertake programmes of S278 works and other projects, coordinating with other design disciplines such as traffic signals, structural design and street lighting where required.
• Manage Engineers acting as project managers to ensure projects follow the correct internal processes, design standards, legal requirements, traffic regulations requirements and Health & Safety policies.
• Manage and take responsibility for calculating fee proposals for S278 works; discuss proposals with Developers and other Clients, monitor costs and respond to financial queries.
• Provide project management for work packages let to consultants through the professional services framework.
• Prepare reports as appropriate for the Service Manager or Head of EDS.
• Manage conflicting priorities and demands associated with local-authority infrastructure delivery.
• Remain composed in difficult circumstances, exercise sound judgement and make critical decisions.
• Operate in a matrix working environment.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme, including an employer contribution rate typically around 19 percent per month, with benefits for members and their dependants.
• Agile working.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed