Traffic Data Team Leader (Essex Highways)

Traffic Data Team Leader (Essex Highways)

Permanent, Full Time

£35,572 to £41,850 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 25th January 2026

Essex Highways is responsible for managing and maintaining one of the largest highways networks in the country. The successful candidate will work within the Essex Highways Integrated Services contract a partnership between Essex County Council and Ringway Jacobs.

The key purpose of the role is to be responsible for providing the direction and management of the Traffic Data team and its data to successfully deliver an excellent service within Highways, for other Essex County Council teams as well as external Clients.

The postholder will also support the planning, development, management, and coordination of resource within the partnership to be delivered for the Highway Service, using internal staff, suppliers, external contractors, and other key stakeholders to maximise opportunities and ensure value for money solutions for the people of Essex.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for line management and direction of the day-to-day work of the Traffic Data Team and providing specialist guidance and professional development.
• Responsible for the appropriate application of technical standards, processes and regulations to maintain a high level of output of proposed solutions and reports and promote continuous improvement, innovation.
• Responsible for ensuring that the transport data collection programme is managed effectively, and that the Map Essex GIS tool becomes our key tool for sharing information and promote developments through it to meet our future business needs.
• Oversee the accurate and timely production of quotes and survey reports as required.
• Effectively manage the transport data assets. Work with suppliers and subcontractors to maintain and repair damaged asset
• Responsible for ensuring strong budgetary control and financial management is undertaken for areas of responsibility.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance on all traffic data matters to the highway service and ensure compliance to the relevant targets and high-performance standards delivery.
• Assist with promoting Health and Safety, Environmental Management Systems, Quality Management Systems and Construction Design Management in a positive and constructive manner, with the aim of minimising work-related injuries by implementing ECC and our Highways policies and procedures.
• Support Transport Planning teams with traffic data information for future scheme bids, technical support and client interfaces where required.
• Provide timely and accurate information to requestors on all traffic data matters as required including KPI information.
• Specific individual and shared team targets and objectives as defined annually within the performance management framework.
• Implementation of the service Data Strategy for Transport Planning and management of the routine review and updating process so that transport data is used effectively across the service.
• Research and horizon scan the future trends of data collection and use to continually improve the service.

People management responsibility

Line management responsibility for 3 FTE direct reports.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Educated to relevant degree level or equivalent suitable and relevant industry experience in traffic data collection, checking, cleansing and processing. Traffic engineering or highways industry qualification and/or experience is required.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Experience of directing and managing a team to create a high-performance culture. Ability to prioritise own work to support business priorities and as a team leader.
• Understanding and experience of financial management, including forward planning of programmes of work, budget accounting and monitoring of expenditure with the ability to work with statistical and performance information.
• Conversant with Microsoft applications – Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of how a Highway Authority works eg TRO’s, NRSWA roadspace bookings, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with key people both internally and externally.

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Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you. 

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR)) on our careers site

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle,or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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