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Who You Are You are a dynamic leader with a strong background in highway building practices and legislation. With excellent decision-making skills, you manage and motivate a team under your supervision, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. What the Job Involves As a Highway Works Manager, you will lead an operational frontline workforce to deliver both reactive and capital programs. You will allocate resources, manage daily operations, promote health and safety, build accurate cost estimates, coordinate the highway fleet, manage staff development, and oversee recruitment processes. You will ensure compliance with council policies while fostering a proactive approach to problem-solving and productivity. You will also work closely with elected members, senior managers, and clients to promote council core values and provide expert advice. Skills Leadership and motivation Highway building practices and legislation knowledge Health and safety compliance Cost estimation and resource allocation Innovative problem-solving Staff development and performance management Proficiency in MS Office and specialist asset systems Strong communication and advisory skills Recruitment and team management