Makerfield Way Depot
Makerfield Way
Ince
Wigan
WN2 2PR
Salary: Grade 12, £50,512 - £54,243 per annum.
37 hours per week
Your role:
Would you like to manage a high performing, nationally recognised team that make a difference to residents across the borough?
If you have the passion and the skills required to manage a range of multidisciplinary operational staff and contractors, this job could be for you.
We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Highway Operations Manager. As Operations Manager you will have the responsibility for ensuring that the Council’s highway operations services are delivered in accordance with statutory requirements and adhere to relevant Council service standards, policies and procedures. You will also ensure the effective service delivery and financial performance.
About you:
Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams including internal staff and external contractors and be able to demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate and develop team members. You will also have extensive experience of operating in a highway’s operations environment, including policy and strategy development, project management and programme delivery.
As the Team Manager you will always embody the Team Wigan behaviours and will be passionate about providing excellent services. You will play a key role developing and implementing effective and meaningful service/business plans and achieving clear financial targets, quality standards and outcomes; and be willing to challenge existing ways of working to identify and implement transformational change, innovation, and continuous service improvement that delivers best value solutions and customer outcomes.
You will be a person that holds a deep sense of purpose, who strives to give your best and achieve the optimum outcomes that empower and support our team members, communities and residents.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to work in a truly collaborative, empowering, and inclusive team where we work collaboratively and supportively to get things done, within an organisation which has strong political and managerial leadership and real ambition to improve outcomes for residents.
Interview’s will take place, in person, May 2nd 2024, where you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and experience and meet the team.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For an informal discussion please contact Martin Barton - martin.barton@wigan.gov.uk
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Interview dates: 2nd May 2024