Do you have an inspection background in highways or a related area and looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy being out on sit.....
Do you have an inspection background in highways or a related area and looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy being out on site but would like a regular daytime working pattern and more freedom to manage your own workload?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team in the South West based at either Almondsbury or Badbury Depot as a Highways Inspector, carrying out inspections on our routes and highways assets around the South West.
Ideally you should live within an hour’s commute from the Depot.
You will receive a salary of up to £28,460 + 12.5% Shift allowance.
Your New Role
Reporting to the Inspector Team Manager, you will work individually or with another team member to complete asset condition and safety inspections, survey works and signing off on quality of asset repairs.
Working patterns can be flexible by agreement with the team manager but contractually your working hours per week will be 37 hours. There is a requirement to be on call once in every 6-7 weeks, which may involve working unsociable hours to respond to incidents. An on-call uplift payment is included within the basic salary.
We also provide a package formal training Highway Inspector Lantra / City & Guilds courses.
You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.
What You’ll Be Leading On:
Carrying out regular driven Safety Inspections, reporting and raise work requests for high priority safety defects
Carrying out cyclical and ad-hoc driving and walking asset inspections on the network in line with agreed schedules, procedures and standards, recording all asset conditions and findings (e.g defects and causes)
Monitoring event signage and illegal signage and escalating any issues
Supporting regional engineering teams in planning activities by collecting and sharing up to date asset condition and inspection information
Prioritising health, safety and wellbeing needs of customers and colleagues in in all activities
To Be Successful:
Knowledge or experience of undertaking highways asset condition inspections, OR equivalent inspections experience in other sectors
Knowledge or experience of highway asset maintenance and legal aspects of highways maintenance/inspection
Good understanding of Health and Safety applicable to highway maintenance works
Good IT and data collection skills, ideally with the ability to use data capture devices
Ability to manage own workload whilst working as part of a team
A bit about us
Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.
Want to know more?
To request a copy of the role profile, please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference number #4571
ABOUT US
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
Our benefits package
Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
Right to work check
3 year employment history references
DBS criminal record check
Social media and adverse journalism check
Driving licence check (if applicable)
Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
And finally
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