Highways CDM and Compliance Lead

We are excited to advertise an opportunity for a Highways CDM and Compliance Lead working in the Transport, Engineering and Highways team.

This is an exciting time to join the service at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, as we are currently expanding the team to strengthen our strategic and technical capacity to deliver the significant capital and revenue budget allocated to the service.

The role will provide strategic leadership and authoritative assurance for health, safety, CDM and compliance across the Transport, Engineering and Highways service.

The postholder will lead a practical, risk-based framework that ensures the Council fulfils its statutory and client duties, strengthens governance and contractor accountability, and embeds consistently safe and compliant delivery across operational and capital activities.

Working with senior managers, project teams, designers, operational teams and contractors, the role will set standards, provide expert advice, oversee assurance and drive continual improvement in safety performance and culture.

For an informal chat about the post please contact Rosstam Asadi, Service Lead - Transport, Engineering and Highways on View phone number on northeastjobs.org.uk.

We offer a range very attractive Employee Benefits and Rewards including

• Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year
• Hybrid Working (where appropriate)
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings
• A range of Staff Network groups

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Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are dedicated to addressing the global climate emergency and have committed to being a net zero carbon borough by 2030.