Jobs

Roles within the department

Highways Services Manager

District Manager

Responsible for co-ordinating highways maintenance across a particular geographic area and typically oversees a team of 4 Assistant District Managers and 4 Area Engineers.

Assistant District Manager

Leads a team of Area Engineers in ensuring compliance with performance requirements in respect of Highways Service delivery and regulation of activity effecting the network. To work in this area you will have a well-developed understanding of highway and traffic engineering design.

Area Engineer

Varied roles incorporating assessing maintenance needs, liasing with developers regarding road closures, dealing with requests for vehicle crossings, attending council meetings, handling accidents/insurance claims etc. Previous highways experience is an advantage and strong communication skills are essential.

Programme Manager

Responsible for co-ordinating all works and activities on the Highways. This would not just include the work of Hertfordshire Highways but also of third parties such as utilities companies.

Assistant Programme Manager

Takes a supporting role in the co-ordination and programming of a wide range of activity on the highway network, by working closely with private sector partners, third parties and internal colleagues.

Development Control Engineer

Provides highways advice on planning applications for and on behalf of the Highways Authority. Much of the work is on the pre-application side and will involve a lot of dialogue with developers large and small.