Job summary

As the Directorate Support Manager for the Highways Team, you will manage finance, training, high-level meetings and risk for a team of 24 people. The post will involve a mixture of administration and project-based work and will give you exposure to senior colleagues and decision-making.

Job description

This is an exciting and pivotal time to be joining the Highways Team, during a period of growth. It will give you the opportunity to work within a team that is helping to shape the future of the sector; to work with stakeholders across the industry; and to support the development of our approach for the third road period, starting in 2025.

Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached Job Description.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Changing and Improving
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Working Together

    • Benefits

    Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

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    Selection process details

    This vacancy is using , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.

    Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

    Security

    Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete checks.

    Nationality requirements

    This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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    We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s .The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.