Interim Head of Transport

Client:

Our client is a London Borough

The role:

As interim Head of Transport, you will report to the Assistant Director during a period of permanent recruitment.

The primary role areas of responsibility are:

Management of the Borough's highways network
Designing and delivering improvement schemes
Management of contracts for maintenance and repair - capital works are contracted out via a third party and that contract needs effective strategic management
Leading on sustainable transport, public transport development and safe transport

Highways maintenance is managed by a third party contractor so experience of managing a high profile contracted-out service is important. There is a large capital programme of works in place and this, as well as the relationship with TfL requires strategic leadership.

The day to day service needs to be run efficiently and effectively, and this will include high level liaison with the relevant Member. Leadership and management ability will be closely tested at interview.

The candidate:

You will have significant experience at Head of Service or Assistant Director level in highways and transportation gained at least in part in a large, complex urban Local Authority. Ideally you will have experience of working at this level in a London Borough.