Senior Service Delivery Manager

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National Highways
Plans, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads.
Manage delivery of Digital Workplace Services, ensuring quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
10 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
5,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Construction services
Project Management
Consulting
Engineering
Design
Technical Services
Turnkey
General Contractor
Sector Specialisms
Highway assets and design
Fencing and vehicle safety restraints
Electrical and land drilling
Road surfaces, paving and surface marking
Manufacturing, structures, fasteners and coatings
Temporary traffic management
Landscaping and environment
Tunnel management and incident management
Role
What you would be doing
service delivery
process improvement
trend analysis
service management
performance reporting
stakeholder management

The Senior Service Delivery Manager will lead the delivery of the services, ensuring support of existing and emerging information and communications technology (ICT) services, including providing technical advice to project teams. You will also be responsible for service management across platforms, multiple channels and services to ensure service availability, performance reporting and process maturity across this landscape. Stakeholder Management is pivotal to the role as the central conduit between the business and portfolio services e.g. Service Desk.

  • Accountable for the delivery of DWS services. Engages with stakeholders and the Lead Service Transition Manager to ensure that new and enhanced products and services have the right service support arrangements in place to ensure benefits are realised and add value to the business.
  • Provide guidance to others on working in the strategic context. Evaluates current strategies to ensure business requirements are being met and exceeded where possible.
  • Leads investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements. Can absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to produce solutions.
  • Utilises prediction methodologies to derive and maintain a holistic view of key trends and across multiple processes.
  • Influences stakeholders and manages relationships effectively. Builds long term strategic relationships. Facilitates and delivers the business outcomes.
What you bring
itil
stakeholder management
risk management
problem solving
service management
service support

Please note this role can be based from any of our UK offices however travel to regional offices to attend team meetings will be required.

  • Excellent understanding and working experience of ITIL principles and processes, and the ability to apply the technical knowledge in project or programme activities.
  • Demonstrable evidence of engaging with key stakeholders at a senior level (including internal management and supply chain) to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Able to demonstrate execution of good continual improvement and risk management processes, and associated behaviours (desirable).
  • Excellent ability to visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concepts, and make disciplined decisions based on available information.
  • An in-depth understanding of service management framework and core technology service desk principles and processes, and the ability to apply the technical knowledge in project or programme activities.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Service Support for customer and user focus.
Benefits

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

Training + Development
Information not given or found
Company
Overview
4,000 miles
Road Network
Controls England's Strategic Road Network, encompassing motorways and major A-roads.
1.8 km
Tunnel Length
Engineers iconic infrastructure projects, such as the Hindhead Tunnel beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl.
4 million
Daily Journeys
Facilitates over 4 million daily journeys, carrying a significant portion of England’s traffic.
Two-thirds
HGVs
Handles two-thirds of England’s Heavy Goods Vehicle traffic, ensuring efficient freight movement.
  • Fueled by multi-billion-pound Road Investment Strategies, it delivers major upgrades like the A14 bypass and the smart motorway spine.
  • It engineers iconic projects—like the 1.8 km Hindhead Tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl—and supports cutting-edge trials, including self-healing bitumen.
  • Operators and uniformed traffic officers patrol 24/7 from control centres, managing incidents, warning drivers, and keeping traffic flowing.
  • The authority sets design standards via the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and publishes contract and maintenance frameworks used across the UK and Commonwealth.
  • Regulated by the Office of Rail and Road and guided by multi-year funding cycles, it balances reliability, safety, innovation and value for taxpayers.
Culture + Values
  • Safety
  • Integrity
  • Passion
  • Ownership
  • Teamwork
  • Safety, customer service and delivery (three imperatives)
Environment + Sustainability
67% reduction
Corporate carbon emissions
Aims to reduce corporate carbon emissions by 67% by 2025 compared to the 2017-2018 baseline.
~250 tCOâ‚‚/yr savings
Zero-emissions vehicle fleet
The company plans to deploy 307 new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs/PHEVs), achieving annual carbon savings of approximately 250 tonnes of COâ‚‚.
82,000 vehicle miles saved
Low-carbon concrete and asphalt trials
Trials using low-carbon concrete and Foamix cold-mix asphalt recycling have saved approximately 82,000 vehicle miles, demonstrating commitment to sustainable construction practices.
95 biodiversity schemes
Environmental sustainability initiatives
The company has committed to delivering 95 biodiversity schemes as part of its environmental sustainability strategy, focusing on protecting and enhancing local nature and ecosystems.
  • Net zero corporate emissions by 2030; net zero construction and maintenance emissions by 2040; net zero road-user emissions by 2050
  • First roads organisation globally to achieve PAS 2080:2016 accreditation for carbon management
  • All site plant and site cabins to be zero-carbon by 2030
  • 100% electric non-traffic-officer vehicles by 2027; 100% electric traffic-officer vehicles by 2030
  • Low-carbon concrete trials (e.g., M42 Junction 6) and Foamix cold-mix asphalt recycling 56% materials, saving ~82,000 vehicle miles
  • Plans for micro-generation at depots, electric plant vehicles, electric HGV platooning trials
  • Protecting/enhancing nature, carbon reduction, tackling local pollution, noise mitigation for >9,000 households
Inclusion & Diversity
190+ first aiders
Mental Health Support
The company has 190+ mental health first aiders across various locations to support employee well-being.
1885 hours
Volunteer Contributions
Employee volunteering efforts contributed 1,885 hours to over 50 organizations, benefiting more than 3,500 individuals.
  • Established employee networks led by executive sponsors to champion inclusion
  • Public Sector Equality Duty focusing on changing behaviour, empowering colleagues, building awareness
  • Flexible and hybrid working policies with right to request from day one
  • No explicit gender statistics found
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