Highways Team LeaderAbout this opportunityJoin our dynamic team as a Highways Team Leader, where you’ll lead a small team in performing essential highway maintenance tasks, including minor construction, patching, reactive maintenance, and drainage works. You’ll ensure high standards of performance, safety, and quality, while effectively managing on-site activities. Key responsibilities include supervising team members, assisting with material and plant orders, maintaining paperwork, and operating light plant equipment. If you have experience in paving, patching, surfacing, kerbing, drainage systems, and temporary traffic management, and are ready to take on winter maintenance duties, we want to hear from you! Apply now to make a difference in our community’s infrastructure.
Who we’re looking forWe’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
ContactFor more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Dean Butler by email at
dean.butler@cumbria.gov.ukGuaranteed InterviewsWe offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants
as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
- Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
- Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
- Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces
If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.Diversity, Inclusion & AdjustmentsWe’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.Application and Interview information
- Closing date: 27/04/2025
- Interview date: w/c 5/5/2025
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
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