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About the role

Assisting in the overall direction, delivery and oversight of TSP, you will take senior responsibility for multiple teams, focussing on performance and quality, whilst driving innovation in effective design and specialist asset management. The role holder will provide technical expertise in their own area and be part of the wider Highway Leadership Team.

Through developing and maintaining strong, positive relationships with clients, colleagues, elected Members and partners across all service areas, you will contribute to a conscientious culture of proactive, future-focused service delivery, engaging our customers and modelling accountability.

We are proud to offer an agile and flexible approach to working where each day presents new challenges, working from home and in the local service area commutable to the base of Lincoln enabling you to strike the right balance for you and the service.

This role isn’t expected to be part of the ‘status quo’, you will need a strong ambition, resilience and appetite for change, so dare to be different…

About the team

Proud to serve the people of Lincolnshire - and have fun whilst doing so! Our people are vital to this service and as such we will expect you to keep their welfare and development central to your decision making.

TSP is the combination of Lincolnshire's Design Services and our professional services partner's (WSP's) Lincoln-based operation. This ground breaking partnership, which relies on co-location and integrated teams for its success, is integral to delivery of Lincolnshire's unprecedented capital programme. As well as road schemes, we deliver projects and asset management services for signs & lines, flood investigation and mitigation, drainage, traffic signals, street lighting and structures.

We are passionate about Lincolnshire and work to help businesses and communities thrive – always being mindful of the impacts on people, planet and place.

We always maintain professionalism ensuring LCC's Core Values and Behaviours Framework is central to what we do.

About you

Having already been a team manager and leader, you will also have experience of management and maintenance of at least one of the specialist highways asset types listed in the attached Job Description. You will be an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer, with a high degree of technical and professional competence.

You will work effectively as part of a team, collaboratively taking people with you through change, whilst building on people's strengths and supporting them to improve in areas of development.

You will demonstrate a passion for customer care, brilliant communication skills and an understanding of issues affecting all highway services, you will be able to play a key role in the delivery of services essential to sustain and grow Lincolnshire.

Although competence should be independently proven through professional qualifications, for the right candidate this could be achieved whilst in the role. This is considered an exceptional circumstance where a candidate does not fully meet the criteria for the post, we may appoint them to a single salary point, one point below the incremental grade minimum. For more information please see Recruitment policy – Lincolnshire County Council

About Our Offer

Along with a competitive salary we are offering:

• A Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more

Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure

Relocation expenses are available for the role.

Applications will close on 02/04/23 and interviews will take place 18/04/23

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact:

John Monk Head of Highways Design via email [email protected]

Best of luck with your application

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working between home and work will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements including regularity of home and office working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

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