Team Leader Highways Maintenance

An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader or Manager with experience in Highways Maintenance to join a client in Oxfordshire. Your main duties include managing a team of professionals who are responsible for…

Pay rate £400 – £450/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 3 September 2026

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An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader or Manager with experience in Highways Maintenance to join a client in Oxfordshire. Your main duties include managing a team of professionals who are responsible for delivering highway maintenance and drainage schemes across the area, liaising with relevant stakeholders and contractors as well as overseeing patching and surfacing projects and carrying out site visits for quality control.
 
This is a full-time contract position. The rate on offer is £400 - £450 per day + expenses - negotiable for the right candidate and dependant on experience. Flexible working arrangements are available.
 
Working within the Highways team your main duties include:
Managing a team of highway professionals who are responsible for:
·Assisting with the delivery of highway maintenance and drainage schemes
·Planning and executing surfacing, patching, drainage and highway improvement projects
·Carrying out site visits across the area to ensure quality control
·Liaising with members of the public, stakeholders, emergency services and contractors
 
Previous experience in Highways and Drainage is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Inspectors and Engineers with similar backgrounds across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more.
 
For a full description and further information on the role, please call Ilya Donets at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email . 
 
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 25+ years experience in this market. Please call Ilya at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information
 
By applying for this position you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage you wish to withdraw your consent please email us

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