Streetworks Team Leader

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced, motivated and forward‑thinking Streetworks Team Leader to join our Highways and Technical Services Team. This is a high‑profile role at the heart of managing Buckinghamshire’s road network, ensuring safe, compliant and well‑coordinated works across the county.

You’ll lead a team of Streetworks Lead Officers and Technicians, driving performance, upholding statutory responsibilities, and ensuring our residents, road users and partners receive a first‑class service.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. 

Buckinghamshire Council’s Highways services play a vital role in supporting our communities, keeping the county moving and ensuring our transport network is safe, resilient and well‑managed. We’re ambitious, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Joining our Highways & Technical Services team means contributing to essential public services and working with a range of internal and external partners to deliver positive outcomes for residents, businesses and road users.

As part of our ambition to deliver the very best highways service for Buckinghamshire, we have recently reshaped our service, creating a stronger, more resilient and forward‑looking structure. This transformation reflects both local priorities and significant national developments in the sector. With new initiatives emerging, including the introduction of Lane Rental and wider changes to Streetworks and network management, we are now investing in a range of new and exciting roles that will help us meet the needs of our communities today and into the future. These posts offer a genuine opportunity to shape a team of how we manage activities on the network, drive innovation and safety as well as ensuring we continue to deliver a high‑quality, safe and efficient highway network through the technicians you will oversee.

About the role

As the Streetworks Team Leader, you’ll oversee the delivery of our statutory Streetworks service under NRSWA, TMA and other highways legislation. You will provide expert technical guidance, manage team performance, collaborate closely with partners, and act as an escalation point for complex cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop Streetworks Lead Officers and Technicians to deliver high‑quality inspections and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across all inspections, reporting and performance monitoring.
• Oversee the delivery of the Streetworks Hub service plans and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide expert technical advice, resolve escalated issues, and guide colleagues, stakeholders and third‑party works promoters.
• Assess risks, identify innovative solutions and report performance to senior leaders and decision‑making bodies.
• Coordinate work across highways teams, utility companies and alliance partners to achieve effective network management.
• Represent the service at partnership boards, public events and high‑profile meetings.
• Manage resources effectively, ensuring income targets and statutory obligations are met.
• Support emergency response arrangements and participate in out‑of‑hours cover on a rota basis.

About you

We’re looking for a confident and proactive professional with a passion for delivering high‑quality highway services. You will bring operational leadership, excellent skills to manage a problem from start to finish. Excellent management qualities to be able to motivate a team, understanding the needs of the team and the stakeholders of Buckinghamshire. Equally important is your ability to build strong working relationships working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and external stakeholders and to represent the service with credibility. You will be comfortable managing issues, navigating competing priorities, and driving innovation in a fast‑moving environment. If you’re motivated, solutions‑focused, and ready to make a tangible difference to Buckinghamshire’s highway network, we would love to hear from you.

Other information

For further information on this role please see the attached job summary.

The candidate will be required to be in the office 2 days a week and will be based on site.

Closing date: 17^th March 2026

Interview date: W/C 23^rd March 2026

Interview-type: In person

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact: Rosie Tunnard [email protected]

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. 

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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