Highways Inspector

Sophos Projetos & Sistemas; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading road management organization is seeking candidates for an inspection role in Nottingham, focusing on highway asset condition. The position offers autonomy in workload management and requires flexible working hours, including potential nights. Ideal candidates have experience in asset inspections and knowledge of health and safety regulations applicable to highway works.

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of highways asset condition inspections.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations for highway maintenance.
• Experience using data capture devices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct asset condition and safety inspections.
• Report and raise work requests for safety defects.
• Support regional teams by sharing inspection data.

Skills

Understanding of highway asset maintenance

Strong IT and data collection skills

Ability to manage workload

Job description

About The Job

Do you have an inspection background in highways or a related area and are looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy being out on site but prefer a regular daytime working pattern and more autonomy in managing your workload? Reporting to the Inspector Team Manager, you will work independently or with a team member to conduct asset condition and safety inspections, survey works, and provide feedback on the quality of asset repairs.

Working patterns can be flexible by agreement with the team manager, but contractually, your working hours will be 37 hours per week. The role may also require working unsociable hours, including nights, to respond to incidents.

Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role. You must have no more than 3 points on your driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.

Ideally, you should live within an hour's commute from the depot.

• Carrying out regular driven safety inspections, reporting, and raising work requests for high-priority safety defects.
• Conducting cyclical and ad-hoc asset inspections on the network via driving and walking, in line with schedules, procedures, and standards, recording all asset conditions and findings (e.g., defects and causes).
• Monitoring event signage and illegal signage, escalating issues as needed.
• Supporting regional engineering teams in planning activities by collecting and sharing up-to-date asset condition and inspection data.
• Prioritising health, safety, and wellbeing in all activities.

About You

• Experience or knowledge of highways asset condition inspections or similar inspections in other sectors.
• Understanding of highway asset maintenance and relevant legal aspects.
• Good understanding of health and safety regulations applicable to highway maintenance works.
• Strong IT and data collection skills, with experience using data capture devices preferred.
• Ability to manage your own workload while working effectively as part of a team.

About Us

At National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, ensuring safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for our customers. Our core values are passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership, guiding our commitment to safety, customer focus, and delivery.

Our operations are vital in maintaining the strategic road network, addressing over 39,000 customer enquiries monthly, planning and executing maintenance activities, and responding to incidents across 4,500 miles of roads. Our goal is to provide safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for all road users.

External candidates will start at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed according to our pay policy. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.