Highway Inspector Role B

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a Highway Inspector to inspect and monitor the public highway, identify defects and arrange repairs to keep roads safe for all users.

You will investigate complaints, assess risks and gather evidence for insurance claims while coordinating with contractors, utility companies and residents. The role includes supporting emergency responses and developing specialist knowledge in highway inspections and winter operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in highways inspection or engineering environments.
• Strong communication skills with the public, contractors and stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise workloads, make sound decisions and work independently.

Responsabilités

• Inspect and monitor the condition of the public highway to ensure safety.
• Identify defects, arrange repairs and monitor works by contractors/utility companies.
• Investigate highway maintenance complaints and assess risks; gather evidence for claims.
• Coordinate with council teams, utilities, contractors and residents to minimise disruption.
• Support emergency responses to incidents such as flooding or severe weather.
• Develop specialist knowledge in highway inspections, winter maintenance and network management.

Connaissances

Highways inspection

Asset management

Communication

Decision making

Description du poste

Contractual hours: 37 Package: We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages., As a Highway Inspector, you will be responsible for inspecting and monitoring the condition of the public highway to ensure it remains safe for all users. You will carry out scheduled inspections, identify defects, arrange repairs and monitor works completed by contractors and utility companies. The role combines technical inspection work, problem solving and customer service. You will investigate highway maintenance complaints, assess risks, gather evidence for insurance claims and work with contractors to ensure required standards are achieved. You will also support emergency responses to incidents such as flooding, highway defects and severe weather events. A key aspect of the role is working closely with colleagues across the council, utility companies, contractors and residents to coordinate highway activities and minimise disruption to the city's transport network. For candidates appointed at the higher grade, additional responsibilities include coordinating winter maintenance operations, acting as a Duty Officer, managing more complex highway maintenance schemes and contributing to contractor performance management., For progression within the role, opportunities are available to develop specialist knowledge and qualifications in highway inspections, winter maintenance, project delivery and traffic management. Why join our team? This is an excellent opportunity to develop a rewarding career in highway asset management and network safety. You will be supported through training, professional development and nationally recognised qualifications including highway inspection and winter maintenance training. Our team works across a diverse city environment, helping communities remain connected and ensuring roads, footways and transport infrastructure are safe and accessible. We pride ourselves on collaborative working, knowledge sharing and supporting colleagues to develop their careers. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Develop technical expertise in highway inspections, asset management and winter maintenance.
• Work on a varied portfolio of inspections, investigations and maintenance schemes.
• Contribute to the council's emergency response and resilience planning.
• Access training and development opportunities that support career progression.
• Be part of a team that directly improves safety and accessibility for residents, businesses and visitors.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our actions, our and the work we are doing to Why work for us?

As a council, we want to:

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

Do you have experience working in a highways, highways maintenance or street works environment?

Are you confident making decisions independently while managing competing priorities and responding to incidents? Do you enjoy working collaboratively to keep road users safe and minimise disruption across a busy highway network? Would you like to play a key role in maintaining and improving Brighton & Hove's highways while developing specialist skills in highway inspections, winter maintenance and network management?

You will have experience working in a highways or engineering environment and be able to demonstrate an understanding of relevant highways legislation and industry standards. You will bring:

• Experience of working within a highways maintenance, street works, highway inspection or engineering environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public, contractors and stakeholders.
• The ability to make sound decisions, prioritise workloads and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good IT, record-keeping and report-writing skills.
• An understanding of relevant legislation including the Highways Act, New Roads and Street Works Act and Traffic Management Act, or the ability to quickly develop this knowledge.
• A practical and organised approach, with strong attention to detail when assessing defects and gathering evidence.
• A commitment to delivering excellent public services and ensuring the safety of all highway users.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.