Head of Highways & Transport

Head of Highways & Transport

Location: LondonRate: £700 - £800 Per day Contract: 12 months

Spencer Clarke Group are working with a public sector organisation in London to appoint an Interim Head of Highways & Transport to lead both the strategic transport agenda and the operational highways and network management function.

This is a senior leadership role covering policy and programme delivery alongside highways asset management, inspections, statutory compliance and risk, management of key contracts and frameworks.

Responsibilities include:

• Strategic leadership across transport policy, strategy, LIP management and programme delivery
• Senior stakeholder management with TfL, members, residents and internal directorates
• Leadership of highways maintenance and engineering, asset management and inspections
• Network management duties and customer-facing highways service delivery
• Oversight of statutory compliance, operational risk and emergency response (including winter resilience and flooding)
• Contract and framework management across highways and associated services
• Oversight of S278 agreements and developer liaison to achieve best public realm outcomes
• Management of budgets, resources, and service performance improvement

About you:

• Senior leadership experience across highways and transport within a local authority or similar environment
• Strong grasp of network management, asset management, compliance and risk
• Confident engaging at senior level with members, exec leadership, TfL and external partners
• Proven track record delivering programmes, managing contracts, and leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Able to drive performance, governance, and value-for-money outcomes

How to ApplySend your CV or get in touch with Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on or