Highways Team Leader

The Cumbria County Council; Skirsgill; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in England is seeking experienced Team Leaders for highways maintenance based in Skirsgill, Penrith. The role involves supervising teams, ensuring performance meets targets, and conducting safety checks. Candidates should possess a full UK Driving Licence and relevant experience. This is a full-time position offering a competitive pension and other benefits. The closing date for applications is 01/02/2026, with interviews on 05/02/2026.

Benefits

Competetive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Various discounts schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising teams and motivating staff.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Proven experience in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Supervise small teams in highways maintenance.
• Assist with ordering materials and plant.
• Conduct Out of Hours duties during adverse weather.

Skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Motivating staff

Tools

Plant and equipment usage

Job description

Job reference REQ00000019420
Date posted 14/01/2026
Application closing date 01/02/2026
Location PENRITH
Salary £32,061 £32,597
Package Blank
Contractual hours 37
Basis Full time
Attachments Blank

Job description

Location: Skirsgill, Penrith

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

About this opportunity

Are you a hard-working and experienced highways operative, looking for the next step in your career?

We are looking to recruit a number of Team Leaders, 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 candidates 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 Stewards in the 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 for…

The successful candidates 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 is key, as is good levels of communication.

We are also looking for people who can adapt well to the demands of the service, who can travel throughout Cumbria and who are willing to 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.

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 01/02/2026

Interview date: 05/02/2026

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Interview details such as venue/timings will be shared with successful candidates, following the shortlisting process. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

Safer Recruitment & DBS

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 (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.