Assistant Service Delivery Manager

About the job.

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
National Highways is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our Operations Directorate as an Assistant Service Delivery Manager. This role will be based at our offices in Warrington and will involve overseeing the delivery of roadside technology maintenance and repair services across the North West region. You will ensure that all activities, whether routine or reactive, adhere to the necessary technical, quality, and safety standards.
You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position.
Proactively track and monitor service delivery performance and technology availability on the assigned Route(s) or contract scope , identify performance trends, risks and issues, including the analysis of root causes for performance issues and develop remedial action plans.
Maintain the cyclical maintenance work plans for the designated Route(s) and manage the delivery of planned works and associated costs.
Manage any changes and the impact of significant unplanned and emergency works on plans.
Analyse trends related to unplanned works on the assigned Route(s), and flag areas of concern and ideas for future improvements to the relevant Service Manager .
Support local customer engagement and communication activities, working closely with Service Delivery and other colleagues to identify and address service delivery requests and/or concerns.
About you.
Good understanding of relevant supply chain contracts
Recognised academic qualification in an Engineering discipline and a Membership of appropriate professional body (MICE or MIHE or MCIHT) - desirable
Good understanding of roadside technology asset requirements (traffic signals, variable message signs, CCTV etc.)
Strong planning and project delivery skills
Strong computer literacy and familiar with MS Office programmes.
Strong understanding of relevant technical asset policies and strategies
About us.
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.
We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. xwzovoh
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.