Cyclical Maintenance Manager

<p><strong>Cyclical Maintenance Manager needed in Huntingdon Paying  £350 per day ref RQ1718855</strong></p> <p><strong>Full time hours on a temporary basis</strong></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><em>Key Responsibilities</em></p> <ul> <li>Lead and manage a team responsible for all routine and cyclical highway maintenance activities, ensuring programmes are effectively planned, delivered and monitored.</li> <li>Plan, manage and implement cyclical maintenance programmes including: <ul> <li>Carriageway and footway surface dressing</li> <li>White lining renewals</li> <li>Verge, tree and vegetation maintenance</li> <li>Gully cleansing and drainage jetting</li> <li>Winter maintenance operations</li> </ul> </li> <li>Ensure maintenance programmes are scheduled at appropriate frequencies, informed by site inspections, performance data, lessons learned and ongoing engagement with delivery partners.</li> <li>Balance operational priorities, organisational objectives and policy requirements when developing and maintaining programmes of work.</li> <li>Provide strategic leadership and direction to the cyclical maintenance function, ensuring effective ways of working and alignment with organisational values.</li> <li>Monitor team and programme performance against defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring targets are met and continuous improvement is embedded.</li> <li>Take responsibility for team development, ensuring staff receive appropriate training, guidance and support to fulfil their roles effectively.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with other managers across the highway maintenance service to ensure a consistent, coordinated and efficient approach to network maintenance.</li> <li>Act as a key point of contact for stakeholders and partners, ensuring timely communication and effective coordination of works.</li> <li>Maintain a strong customer‑focused approach when engaging with local partners, community representatives and the public.</li> <li>Manage and control a substantial revenue and capital maintenance budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources, mitigation of financial risk and delivery in line with organisational priorities.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number. </p> <p>Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.</p> <p>All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared</p>