Highways Inspector

4Recruitment Services Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

4Recruitment Services Ltd is recruiting for a Highways Inspector in Oxfordshire on a 6-month, full-time contract. The role performs statutory and risk-based highway safety inspections to keep the network safe, serviceable, and compliant, with accurate records for defence.

You will identify defects, raise works orders, monitor progress, and conduct follow-up checks. You’ll be the main contact for highway enquiries, liaising with councils and communities to manage customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Statutory and risk-based highway safety inspections.
• Maintain accurate inspection records for defence/liability claims.
• Identify and categorise defects and raise works orders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned, cyclical, and ad hoc road safety inspections of the highway network.
• Identify, risk assess, and categorise defects in accordance with policy and national codes of practice.
• Raise works orders and ensure defects are progressed within agreed timescales.
• Maintain accurate inspection records to support statutory defence (Section 58 and liability claims).
• Undertake follow‑up inspections and quality checks on completed works.

Job description

Highways Inspector

Oxfordshire

£35.88ph

Full Time Contract - 6 Month Contract

Job Purpose

To undertake statutory and risk-based highway safety inspections and associated activities to ensure the highway network remains safe, serviceable, and compliant with relevant legislation. The role also provides a proactive customer engagement function, acting as a key interface between the service, stakeholders, and the public. The post supports the Council's ability to defend third party claims through accurate inspection records and timely defect identification and resolution.

Highway Safety Inspections

• Undertake planned, cyclical, and ad hoc road safety inspections of the highway network, including carriageways, footways, and associated assets.


• Identify, risk assess, and categorise defects in accordance with policy and national codes of practice.


• Raise works orders and ensure defects are progressed within agreed timescales.


• Maintain accurate inspection records to support statutory defence (Section 58 and liability claims).


• Undertake follow‑up inspections and quality checks on completed works.

Network Monitoring and Compliance

• Monitor works undertaken on the highway to ensure compliance with council standards and specifications.


• Identify defects or non‑compliant works and initiate remedial or enforcement action where required

Customer Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a primary point of contact for highway‑related enquiries within a defined area.


• Respond to customer complaints, councillor enquiries, and public reports in a timely and professional manner.


• Liaise with Town and Parish Councils, elected Members, and community groups on highway issues.


• Work collaboratively with the Engagement Team to manage and prioritise customer‑driven inspection activity.

We are an equal opportunity agency.