Highways Commercial Manager

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Highways Commercial Manager
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor 
• Salary:                               £52,265 - £56,050 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     09/03/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   10871 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Role

The Council's Highways Commercial Team has a vacancy for a Commercial Manager to oversee all aspects of the team’s work supporting our Highways and Transport capital and revenue contracts. This is new position, and the successful candidate will play a leading role in the assurance of our contracts and projects across a range of areas including Structural Maintenance, Infrastructure and range of Transport schemes. The post holder will be accountable to Senior Management and will be required to operate, maintain and improve performance reporting/forecasting across a range of contracts. The post holder will also be responsible for the ongoing management and development of the Commercial Team.

About The Team
The Council's Highways Commercial Team supports the operation of the Term Maintenance, Professional Services, Structural Maintenance and Street Lighting contracts. We are also involved in supporting Major Projects and play a key part in systems development and continuous improvement of our Assets and Customer Management Systems and our Forecasting models.

Join this supportive, knowledgeable and friendly team who will appreciate your experience but also help you develop new skills/knowledge within Gloucestershire County Council.
 
About You
We are looking for an experienced Manager who is solution-focused, commercially aware, with strong leadership, organisational, and communications skills, and the ability to prioritise workloads/reporting in a fast-paced environment. You must have a keen eye for detail and have experience of working with project managers and reporting directly to senior managers overseeing a range of contracts.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Agile working opportunities
• 30 days annual leave
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family.
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to Apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kevan Downer via email at kev.downer@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Closing date: 9 March 2024

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 31 March 2024.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Highways Commercial Manager - Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.