Highways Laboratory Services Manager

The Highways service area are looking to recruit to the exciting position of Highways Laboratory Services Manager. 

We’re seeking applications from skilled and experienced professionals who are passionate about driving excellence and ensuring LCC remains a top-performing authority, setting the standard for others to follow.

Specialism Highways Director Area Place Job Category Highway Engineers General Location Lincoln Salary £63,835 - £69,485 Contract Type Permanent Appointment Type Full-time Closing Date 27/01/2025 Job Reference 23460 Documents Highways Laboratory Services Manager - Job Description (1).pdf
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The Lincolnshire Laboratory lead role will work in collaboration with the Highways Management Team to develop and deliver an efficient, effective and competitive highway service across the Place Directorate.

As part of your role, you will report to the Head of Highways Infrastructure and Laboratory Services and collaborate with fellow senior managers across the Highways Service.

Together, you’ll champion an inclusive, supportive, and motivated culture, empowering officers to deliver exceptional outcomes for the residents of Lincolnshire.

Key duties will include working in affiliation with the Head of Highways Infrastructure and Laboratory Services in directing and managing laboratory services, which includes delivering a professional regime of objective highway product quality testing, delivering high profile major highway improvement schemes and informing the highway asset management strategy and plan.  Overall you will ensure the successful development and delivery of these projects and initiatives, as well as implementing and supporting the development of the laboratory.

About You

We are seeking an ambitious and visionary leader to drive the delivery of modern, sustainable services.

Leveraging your industry expertise and a results-oriented approach, you will combine performance-driven metrics with exceptional resilience and tenacity to achieve outstanding outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

You will have a proven ability to cultivate a positive workplace culture while delivering successful outcomes within established budgets and timeframes, with the ability to build and develop engaged, enabled and high performing teams.

You possess exceptional influencing and negotiation skills, along with a high level of political acumen, enabling you to build, nurture, and strengthen dynamic relationships both internally and externally with suppliers and contractors. By empowering and motivating your service areas, you cultivate a culture of dedication and innovation, aligned with organisational values to create exciting new opportunities for innovation.

You will demonstrate a strong commitment to your personal and professional development, eager to expand and refine your strategic leadership abilities. Thriving in a dynamic and challenging environment, you will embrace opportunities to grow, adapt, and excel, positioning yourself as an inspiring leader ready to tackle complex challenges with confidence and purpose.

About Our Offer

Discover a career that comes with incredible benefits:

Competitive Salary that matches your skills and expertise Green Book Local Government Terms Top-Tier Pension Scheme with up to 24% employer contributions Generous benefits like salary sacrifice for cars via Tusker — Drive a better car through Salary Sacrifice, plus discounts on amazing products and services across top brands with our partner Pluxee: Employee Benefit, Reward, Recognition & Incentives Work-Life Balance with a Full -Time 37-hour work week, flexible hours, and hybrid options Generous leave allowance — minimum 25 days leave to start, plus bank holidays, with the chance to buy more Free Financial Wellbeing Advice to support your future.

Join us for a fulfilling career that offers so much more than just a job!

Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council

If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply!  If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click on over to  www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. 

Applications will close on 26/01/25 and interviews will take place 12/02/25

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

Sam Edwards - Head of Highways Infrastructure and Laboratory Services, via email sam.edwards@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Best of luck with your application!

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working 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 regarding hybrid 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.

Politically Restricted Position

Under The Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, this post has been identified as 'politically restricted'. Further information on the Council’s Politically Restricted Posts Policy can be viewed here.