Assistant Director - Highways and Transport Operations

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA

Salary: £98,673 - £111,606 (pro rata for part-time), Pay award pending

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 15th June 2026

Interview Date(s): 29th June 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to lead Leicestershire County Council’s highways and transport operations. This role will be responsible for maintaining and improving over 4,000km of road network, managing the council’s vehicle fleet, ensuring design and delivery of the highways and transport capital programme and providing the county’s home to school, SEN and adult social care transport.

We operate a mixed market economy with many services delivered in-house, backed by ongoing market testing so a keen commercial drive to continually improve productivity will be a key component of the role.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with the ambition to shape our services to successfully deliver in a challenging, high profile and fast-moving environment including working to transition through the process of Local Government Reorganisation.

For more information please visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/assistant-director

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This post is politically restricted therefore the postholder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Highways or transportation senior leadership experience in a large and complex organisation, with a track record of success in your field.
• The ability to communicate effectively and build and maintain the trust and confidence of colleagues, partners and elected Members.
• The ability to create a strong performance management culture which delivers sustainable, collective high performance.
• A clear strategic approach to complex problem solving
• Experience of implementing significant change programmes.
• The ability to lead and effectively manage a large, complex and diverse workload.
• A drive to continually improve productivity and apply commercial thinking to our operations
• Above all you will have the ability to inspire your colleagues to create a dynamic, collaborative, innovative and inclusive culture to deliver value and quality for Leicestershire.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Ann Carruthers, Director of Growth, Environment and Transport

Email: ann.carruthers@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above.

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us