Surfacing Manager

Surfacing Manager – Highway Services

10410 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum (Scale L) | Countywide

Overview

Norfolk County Council is looking for an experienced Surfacing Manager to lead the delivery of our annual highways surfacing programme across the county. This is a pivotal role ensuring surfacing works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard, while supporting innovation and carbon reduction.

Responsibilities

• Manage an extensive delivery programme for a broad range of surfacing activities, including carriageway resurfacing, surface dressing, footway micro‑asphalt surfacing, recycling, rejuvenation and retexturing, alongside emergency machine‑laid works.
• Oversee contractors, manage budgets and performance, and act as a key point of contact for elected members, residents and stakeholders.
• Line‑manage a Surfacing Engineer and Surfacing Technician.
• Travel to sites across the county; as public transport is not viable, a private vehicle or other means is required.
• Work additional hours as required to suit workload or site constraints.

About You

• Strong technical knowledge of highway surfacing and proven experience managing large‑scale highway maintenance programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Solid understanding of health & safety and relevant standards (DMRB, SHW, CDM).
• Experience managing budgets and contracts (NEC4).

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in civil engineering or a related discipline.
• Health & safety qualification.
• Professional membership of a relevant engineering institution.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as ‘Norfolk Rewards’ – our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• Advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Closing Dates

Redeployment closing date: 12 May 2026 23:59. All other applicants closing date: 19 May 2026 23:59.

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