Highway Delivery Coordinator (Fixed-Term Contract)
Location: Derby
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Contract: Fixed-term until 11th June
Pay Rate: £17.18 per hour
Are you an organised, proactive coordinator with experience in highways, construction, utilities, or other operational field services? We're looking for a Highway Delivery Coordinator to support the delivery of essential highway maintenance services across the area.
In this varied and hands-on role, you'll help ensure maintenance works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard, supporting frontline teams and contributing to the smooth running of the highway network.
What you'll be doing
- Planning and scheduling repairs, maintenance tasks, and small schemes
- Allocating work based on team availability, skills, and required timescales
- Securing materials, plant, and permits needed to complete works
- Coordinating cyclical maintenance and improvement programmes
- Supervising operatives, contractors, and agency workers on-site
- Carrying out audits covering punctuality, site safety, productivity, and quality
- Maintaining accurate records using asset management systems
- Supporting client quoting, scoping, and site visit activity
- Helping develop and update operational procedures, risk assessments, and safe systems of work
- Assisting with daily briefings, depot checks, and operational planning
- Supporting recruitment, training, and development within frontline teams
- Leading and motivating teams, providing constructive feedback, and escalating issues if needed
- Supporting emergency response when required, including occasional out-of-hours duties
What we're looking for
- Experience in highways, civils, construction delivery, or similar operational environments
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Confident supervising teams and giving clear instruction
- Good understanding of health & safety standards
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and respond to urgent situations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proactive, supportive, and solution‑focused approach
If you're motivated, reliable, and enjoy coordinating people and processes to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you.
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