Team Leader - Network Management and Road Safety

As the Network Management and Road Safety Team Leader, you will be at the heart of our transport network's management and development, fulfilling our responsibilities as a highway authority. You will:

• Bring People Together: Working closely with other teams within, and outside, the service you will be effective at enabling multi-disciplinary professionals to collaborate towards shared goals. You will be a versatile and engaging communicator, able to engage with stakeholders at all levels, dealing with colleagues, the public, members and other stakeholders with empathy and understanding.
• Support Positive Democracy: You will be a key figure in managing our advice, inputs and governance requirements to members and within the local government democratic process. You will be sensitive to the needs of members and provide objective and professional advice and support.
• Manage Big Responsibilities: You will be responsible for managing the authorities inputs into the delivery of capital schemes, working to ensure that Road Safety Audits are carried out ensuring that the network works for everyone. Further to this, you will oversee local initiative and minor works on Councillor led schemes, liaising with elected members and the public in consultations and report writing.
• Lead and Inspire: You will be the lead for a number of smaller teams, with diverse responsibilities and different pressures. You will be responsible for inspiring them to deliver quality services for residents, and for supporting them effectively in their ongoing development.
  
  Are you ready to join a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming Stockport? At Stockport Council, we're on an ambitious journey to enhance our town's infrastructure and community well-being. From delivering a new bus interchange to advancing redevelopment at Stockport Rail Station and supporting the massive regeneration of Town Centre West, we are committed to our 'Five Big Things' One Stockport Strategy.
Do you want to be part of this transformative journey? Do you want to contribute to an £80m capital programme and help secure the future of our borough? Do you aspire to improve the lived experience of Stockport's 300,000 residents? If your answer is 'yes', then Stockport Council is the place for you., Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Stockport's 300,000 residents through diverse transportation and infrastructure projects. We handle investigations, feasibility studies, data analysis, policy development, scheme design, sustainable travel initiatives, and road safety. Working closely with developers, designers, contractors, and Councillors, we deliver projects that meet the Council's Corporate Objectives and program targets, contributing to Stockport's strategic direction and infrastructure management. At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.