Network and Safety Manager

About the job
Salary: £51,802 to £54,924 per year plus £3,203 car benefit
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

Are you passionate about road safety and effective traffic management? We're looking for a dynamicNetwork and Safety Managerto lead a dedicated team responsible for a range of important functions including Traffic Regulation Orders, Streetworks, Road Safety Education, and School Crossing Patrol services.

In this key role, you'll manage theNetwork and Safety Teamand work closely with ourAsset and Engineering Teamto deliver community-based projects. You'll also oversee ourPerformance and Programme Management Team (P2M), ensuring the smooth delivery of complex infrastructure schemes and monitoring contractor performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead on traffic regulation, streetworks, and road safety initiatives
• Oversee the delivery of capital and revenue programmes
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards
• Manage budgets, monitor services, and ensure efficiency
• Act as a deputy for the Highway Services Manager when needed

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
Key Requirements:

• Significant experience managing and supervising professional and technical staff
• Strong background in delivering services that meet performance standards and targets
• Extensive experience in a Highway Services environment
• Proven experience in budget management, cost control, and financial monitoring
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance, technical, and financial data
• Skilled in writing detailed reports and making recommendations to senior management and committees
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate with various stakeholders
• Experience in partnership working within and outside of the Council
• Strong organisational skills, able to plan, prioritize, and manage workloads to meet service targets
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. HNC/D in Civil Engineering) or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of current legislation, including Road Traffic Act, Traffic Management Act, Highways Act, Health & Safety regulations, and CDM Regulations

We're looking for someone with a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and a solid understanding of relevant legislation to excel in this role.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel