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    Head of Strategic Transport - Lewisham, Greater London, United Kingdom - Service Care Solutions

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    Service Care Solutions Lewisham, Greater London, United Kingdom

    4 weeks ago

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    Head of Strategic Transport & Highways

    3 months, Inside IR35

    Lewisham

    About the role


    To provide strategic leadership, direction, management and control in the delivery of the Council's Strategic Transport & Highways service, within a performance, risk management and value for money framework.

    Responsibilities

    To be responsible for the effective management, planning and monitoring of large and complex budgets associated with all Strategic Transport functions including:

    Deliver effective monitoring of service providers to ensure that contracts and associated services are delivered on time and within budget and monitored via the councils' performance and finance systems.

    To provide corporate advice on strategic Transport related matters, represent the Council on cross Borough and London-wide transport groups and initiatives including being the key point of liaison with Transport for London (including production of the Borough's Local Implementation Plan).

    To manage the highway network by developing, introducing and maintaining policies and standards that support with the delivery of the Council's strategic objectives.

    To brief and engage consultants, contractors, specialists and suppliers to ensure services are effectively and compliantly commissioned and delivered. Provide, advice, support and leadership to these activities in support of business activities, ensuring that objectives are achieved.

    Take ultimate responsibility for the management, direction and control of both directly employed staff, consultants and other service providers in the delivery of the service, establishing and negotiating options and solutions and resolving conflict.

    To ensure effective design and delivery of routine work and capital work programmes including effective contract management of service providers.

    To develop, maintain and implement the Council's Highway Asset management plan; to develop appropriate highway investment programmes that will utilise available resources to maximise efficiency, address issues through customer feedback and maintain a safe and high quality network for the borough.

    About the Candidate

    Educated to degree level or equivalent with evidence of continuous professional or managerial development.
    To hold corporate membership of either a highways and transport related professional body, and/or relevant experience
    A demonstrable track record of managing a highways service in a London Local Authority and a knowledge of the interrelationship between London Boroughs and Transport for London
    Extensive knowledge of transport and highways processes and asset management

    A successful track record of leading and managing complex and rigorous organisational change and driving though new ways of working in a large, complex organisation as a senior manager.

    Excellent understanding of the issues facing the management of a public sector organisation in the current climate.
    Extensive knowledge of local authority budgetary arrangements, accounting systems and financial management.
    Significant experience of managing complex budgets and delivering challenging savings targets in a public sector environment.
    Knowledge and practical application of procurement procedures and tender evaluation techniques.
    A knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Highways Act, Traffic Management Act and associated interested in the role, please contact me at (url removed)


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