Salary: £31,067 – £31,586
The advertised salary includes a supplement (JWC) to the base grade of the post. JWC supplements are conditional on the physical demands and / or working conditions of the role.
Hours: 37 hours per week
Work base: Sowerby Woods Depot – Barrow-in-Furness
Contract Details: Permanent
Are you a hard-working and experienced highways operative, looking for the next step in your career?
We are looking to recruit a Team Leader, to support with the supervision and organisation of teams and ensure that a culture of performance, safety and quality is embedded within the highways operations service.
The Role
As well as being responsible for a wide range of highways maintenance and construction type work, the right candidate will be supervising small teams, ensuring that they are operating at optimum performance and the outputs of the team meet or exceed targets.
You will be expected to assist the Highways Area Stewards in the programming and ordering of materials and plant required by the team to deliver their tasks, always guaranteeing the team is operating safely and adhering to procedures. There is a requirement to conduct Out of Hours duties in response to adverse weather and incidents on the highways. Duties outside normal working hours are paid in addition to base salary.
Who we are looking:
The successful candidate for this role will be organised, focused, and have a high level of attention to detail, ensuring your team completes work to the expected quality. We are looking for someone who has proven experience of motivating and leading staff, who can be positive, dedicated and ensure a culture of teamwork.
A full UK Driving Licence is essential, as well as experience in a relevant field with the use of plant and equipment associated with the role. This is a customer focused service, so personal conduct and good communication skills are key.
We are also looking for a person who can adapt well to the demands of the service, who can travel throughout Cumbria and who will take part in adverse weather maintenance function or other out of hours duties.
What can we offer you!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Would you like to find out more?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below documents:
If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact Tom Burden on
Application and Interview information
Closing date: 29th April 2025
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.
Safer Recruitment
At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old, that meet the essential criteria for the role.
