Highway Inspector

M Group Highways; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join M Group Highways as part of the Highways maintenance team, focusing on delivering planned inspections and ensuring safety on the roads. You will assess defects, communicate with stakeholders, and contribute to a safer transportation network. Enjoy benefits like a pension scheme, online GP services, and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Holiday purchase scheme

Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• Experience in highway inspections required.
• Ability to maintain accurate written records.
• Basic competency in IT business software.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned inspections in accordance with the Highway Inspection Programme.
• Identify and assess safety defects for repair.
• Accurately record defect information.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Data capture

Education

LANTRA Highway Inspection qualification

NHSS12D and T7 qualification

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

This role will cover East Exeter and surrounding area.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

The role will be focusing on the delivery of planned inspections in accordance with Highway inspection Programme. Where opportunities exist use available time to attend and triage Public reported defects.

You'll report to the Highway Inspection Supervisors raising any potential delays to the completion of planned Highway inspections

Where network conditions are appropriate and safe, ensure repair areas / safety defects are marked or referenced using spray paint or chalk.

Meeting reasonable productivity expectations as agreed by the Highway Inspection Supervisors.

We'll ask you to identify, inspect and assess safety defects in accordance with the Highway Inspection Manual to determine if they meet the criteria for repair.

Accurately recording defect information and apply the requirements of the risk matrix to establish the appropriate response priority.

Provide all necessary technical details to support the efficient first-time repair of safety defects.

You'll identify serviceability issues for locations where alternative treatments are considered a useful preventative treatment. Providing accurate written information relating to the defence of third-party accident claims. Which may on occasion, require the preparation of a formal statement and court attendance.

Identify and undertake repair of safety defects where the Highway Inspector has the equipment, knowledge and competence, to safely deliver repairs e.g. overhanging vegetation, twisted sign plates etc.

What You’ll Bring

• Do you have experience in highway inspections?
• Do you have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external stakeholders?
• Able to work well within a team to ensure a joined-up service is provided
• Ability to maintain accurate written records LANTRA Highway Inspection qualification (preferred but not essential)
• NHSS12D and T7 qualification preferred but not essential Basic competency in use of IT business software
• The ability to use data capture devices in the field
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising by 1 day per full year worked up to a maximum of 26)
• Use of a Company van and fuel card (business use only)
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover
  
  

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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