Highways Asset Manager

Salary: £52,290 to £59,512

Grade: G11

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hour per week

Location: York, North Yorkshire

City of York Council are excited to announce that they are seeking a Highways Asset Manager.

In this role you will be experienced in working with active travel and highways assets as well as managing and delivering high profile complex highways maintenance programmes with many stakeholders.

Working as a key member of the Highways Management team and reporting directly to the Head of Service, you will be responsible for leading a team of dedicated Asset Engineers overseeing the strategic management of all of York’s highways assets in accordance with the York Local Transport Plan and Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan.

This includes developing transparent long term capital renewal and ongoing maintenance programmes with service area managers to maximise efficiencies within the budget for the following assets:

• Active travel networks and assets

• Roads (including signage and lining)

• Footways

• Drainage

• Street Lighting

• York City Walls

In doing so you will be working with an established Highways Management team set up to sustainably deliver work streams on all Highways Assets whilst also being supported by framework consultancies and contractors. For this you will need to be an excellent communicator.

Whilst primarily acting as Client in accordance with the CDM Regulations, you may at times also be acting as Principal Contractor and Principal Designer dependent upon the requirements of the specific works.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities.

Apply at: https://jobs.york.gov.uk/ce1121li\_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=936642H2Rt&VACANCY\_ID=766669IVfl

Key Documents:

Job Profile.docx

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 25/10/26

Interview Date: W/C 09/11/26

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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Highways Asset Manager

Salary: £52,290 - £59,512 per annum

Posted: 15/10/2026

Closing date: 25/10/2026

Closing time: 23:59 (GMT)