Drainage Planned Works Team Leader

Role Responsibility

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen in the Drainage Asset Team within the Highways & Transportation Directorate. We are looking for the right person to join a great team on a full-time basis, grade KSI starting salary of £45,672.

The Drainage Planned Works Team Leader is the accountable officer for leading and managing a team of drainage engineers responsible for the delivery of planned drainage repairs, renewals and improvements across the County including all associated financial and administrative tasks to ensure an efficient service is delivered across the whole County in accordance with the Council’s Approach to Highways Asset Management and Risk Based Service Levels.

You will also be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the council’s Drainage Forward Works Programme as part of its Highway Asset Management Plan. They will lead scheme identification and assessment, management of the programme and overseeing the design and delivery processes. The post holder will also represent the council within collaborative drainage improvement and sustainable drainage schemes with other risk management authorities, as well as being responsible for processing customer correspondence via the council’s complaints process, ensuring matters are dealt with promptly and with diligence.

You will need to be an excellent team player and be able to establish good working relationships with a variety of teams and stakeholders to deliver great customer service. This post is also responsible for processing customer correspondence via the Kent County Council complaints process.

This role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.

This post is considered by Kent County Council to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

Carol Valentine - Drainage Asset Manager, Carol.Valentine@kent.gov.uk, 03000 413843 or Alex Brauninger - Drainage Planned Works Team Leader, Alex.Brauninger@kent.gov.uk, 03000 413878.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.