Highways Compliance Lead

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham NG2 3AH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are seeking a Compliance and Contract Administration Lead to support the effective delivery of governance, commercial administration, and contract management activities across our Highways, Public Realm and Tree Services. The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that contracts, supplier arrangements, governance processes, and associated records are managed effectively and consistently across a diverse portfolio of operational services.

Working closely with service managers, Finance, Legal Services, Corporate Procurement and external suppliers, you will provide oversight and coordination of contract administration activities, maintain contract management information, support commissioning and tendering activity, and ensure compliance with Council policies, procedures, governance requirements, and relevant legislation. The role will support the delivery of highways maintenance, street lighting, traffic management, public realm improvements, arboricultural services, grounds maintenance, and associated professional services contracts.

You will be responsible for maintaining contract and supplier records, coordinating governance and approval processes, monitoring compliance requirements, producing management information and performance reports, and supporting managers in the administration of commercial and contractual arrangements. Through effective oversight, attention to detail, and continuous improvement, you will help ensure value for money, transparency, and robust governance across the service.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of contract administration, governance, compliance, or commercial support within a local authority, public sector, highways, environmental, infrastructure, or construction environment.
• Experience of supporting commissioning, tendering, contract mobilisation, contract variations, extensions, and associated approval processes.
• Knowledge of local authority governance requirements, contract management principles, and public sector procurement processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify compliance risks, and support service improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across operational teams, corporate services, contractors, and suppliers.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Meagan Milic, Compliance Manager by email at [email protected] 

Closing Date: 31st July 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:    6th August 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.