Darren Pickering

Darren Pickering is currently serving as a Patching Contract Officer at Manchester City Council since October 2023. Prior to this role, Darren accrued extensive experience at Kirklees Council from September 1992 to October 2023, progressing from a Roadworker to positions such as Site Agent, Senior Engineer managing the Highways Works Programme, and Principal Engineer Contracts within the Yorkshire and Humber Alliance. Additionally, Darren held a secondment position as Principal Engineer Highways Maintenance, overseeing a highways depot with a team comprising six Site Agents, two technicians, and forty operatives. Darren's educational background includes a HND in Civil Engineering from Leeds Beckett University and multiple qualifications from Leeds College of Building in various civil engineering disciplines.