Highway Structures Inspector

WMJobs; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Career progression

Annual Leave: 31 days pro rata + bank

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is seeking a Highway Structures Inspector to join the Highways Maintenance Team in Hereford. The role focuses on maintaining and inspecting bridge and highway structures, identifying defects and ensuring safe, resilient assets for the community.

You will undertake general and principal inspections, record asset information in our Bridge Management System, and support maintenance projects with site supervision and technical advice.

Qualifications

• Experience inspecting bridges and highway structures.
• Ability to record asset information in Bridge Management System.
• Knowledge of relevant standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general and principal inspections of bridges and highway structures.
• Identify defects and record asset information within the Bridge Management System.
• Assist in delivery of maintenance and improvement projects with site supervision.
• Provide specialist technical advice on bridge and structures-related matters.

Skills

Bridge inspection

Highways structures

Site supervision

Job description

Herefordshire Council

Job Title: Highway Structures Inspector

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £32,062 - £36,363 per annum

Location: Hereford

Introduction

This is an exciting time to join the Highways and Public Realm team at Herefordshire Council.

By joining us now, you’ll be part of a team shaping the future of essential services that residents rely on every day from maintaining roads and green spaces to keeping our streets clean and safe.

We can offer the chance to make a real difference in your community, work with a dedicated team, and help deliver improvements that matter. If you’re looking for a role where you can take pride in what you do and be part of positive change, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

Herefordshire Council are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Highway Structures Inspector to join our Highways Maintenance Team. If you have a passion for structures this is the role for you! Read the full advert to understand how you could play a key role in shaping a sustainable and maintained infrastructure for the Herefordshire community.

What will you be doing?

As a Highways Structures Inspector within our team, you will play a vital role in helping to maintain and protect Herefordshire’s highway structures network, ensuring it remains safe, resilient and fit for the future.

You will undertake General and Principal Inspections of bridges and other highway structures, identify defects and record accurate asset information within our Bridge Management System. Your findings will help inform maintenance priorities and the commissioning of repair works ensuring our assets are managed effectively and efficiently.

Working closely with colleagues, contractors and external stakeholders, you will assist in the delivery of maintenance and improvement projects, providing site supervision and ensuring works are completed safely to specification and in compliance with relevant standards.

You will also support the wider Highway Maintenance team by providing specialist technical advice on bridge and structures-related matters, helping to develop and deliver programmes of work that improve the condition and performance of our highway assets.

This is an excellent opportunity to someone with a keen eye for detail, strong technical skills and a passion for maintaining critical infrastructure that serves communities across Herefordshire every day.

We Offer

A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Salary range of £32,062 - £36,363 per annum
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
• Flexible working: including the potential for job‑sharing, part‑time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Why Choose Us?

We're proud and excited to unveil our new recruitment video, a celebration of Herefordshire's people, places, and purpose. Set in the heart of England and filled with pride, compassion and possibility, the video brings to life what it means to work somewhere you truly belong.

At Herefordshire Council, every role matters and every person makes a real difference for our communities. We’re a team where people feel valued, supported and empowered to grow together.

Herefordshire is big hearted, welcoming and friendly. We have strong and independent communities and idyllic countryside, situated in the South West Midlands and bordering Wales. The county sits between Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills to the east, and Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) in Wales to the west.

Historically Herefordshire has been the gateway to the Marches. We embrace partnership working. We are a member of the Marches Forward Partnership, which is a cross border collaboration between Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Powys and Shropshire who are collectively working to secure funding to invest in the region.

The council priorities over the next four years are set out in the Council Plan, with four main areas;

People

We will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other. We want all children to have the best start in life.

Place

We will protect and enhance our environment and ensure that Herefordshire is a great place to live. We will support the right housing in the right place, we will support access to green spaces and we will do everything we can to recover the health of our rivers.

Growth

We will create the conditions to deliver sustainable growth across the county; attracting inward investment, building business confidence, creating jobs, enabling housing development along with providing the right infrastructure.

Transformation

We will be an efficient council that embraces best practice, delivers innovation through technology and demonstrates value for money.

Don’t meet all parts of the job description?

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team.

Creating an inclusive workplace

We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.

For more information on our Employee Network Groups please view our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com.

Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.