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As Infrastructure Manager (Highways), you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping, maintaining and improving one of the largest and most diverse highway networks in the country – supporting economic growth, connectivity, safety and sustainability for our communities.

Working at a senior level within the Highways and Transport service, you wil lead the strategic and operational management of highways infrastructure across the county.

This includes highways maintenance and asset management, parking services, Streetworks, and Highways Development Management, alongside the delivery of significant capital and revenue programmes.

Northumberland is a place of scale, ambition and opportunity.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing senior professional leadership across highways infrastructure, parking services, streetworks and highways development management, ensuring compliance with statutory duties, technical standards and best practice
• Leading and managing multi disciplinary professional and operational teams delivering day to day services and major programmes
• Overseeing significant capital and revenue budgets and ensuring effective programme, financial and risk management
• Shaping and delivering long term strategies covering asset management, network resilience, development control and service improvement

Closing Date: 29/04/2026
Apply at: https://bit.ly/4cimXIV

Based in Northumberland, with flexible working arrangements available. You’ll be leading services across a county that combines vibrant market towns, rural communities and a stunning natural environment – truly a Land of Great Opportunities.

Company: Northumberland County Council

Salary: £71,335 - £75,113

Location: Morpeth, Northumberland

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Highways

Job Role: Manager