Highways Maintenance Inspections Manager

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governing body in Nottingham is looking for a Highway Inspector to manage and mentor a team, ensuring compliance with highway inspections and maintenance. Ideal candidates will have experience in highway management, excellent interpersonal skills, and relevant accreditation. This permanent role offers a starting salary of £46,142, progressing to £49,282, along with generous benefits including 26 days annual leave, hybrid working, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days annual leave including bank holidays

Defined benefit pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted local memberships

Qualifications

• Hold or be willing to train for relevant accreditation.
• Previous highway and/or network management/inspection experience is essential.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and mentor the team of Highway Inspectors.
• Improve IT systems for highway maintenance including data analysis.
• Oversee emergency highway response and winter service operations.
• Investigate reports from public and recommend actions.
• Support accident and damage claim investigations.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Motivated self-starter

Technical judgement

Ability to handle conflicting demands

Education

Highway Safety Inspectors Training

NRSWA Supervisors card

LANTRA 12D (M7)

Tools

CONFIRM safety inspection systems

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one), rising to £49,282 per annum

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Our Highway Inspection team ensures that we comply with our duty to maintain the highway through inspection and defect identification in accordance with the Highways Act 1980. By complying with our duty, we ensure that the highway is safe for highway users.

You will be working closely with the Head of Highway Maintenance, Maintenance Engineers and other teams across the authority to ensure we deliver a high performing service for stakeholders in accordance with Nottingham City Councils policies and procedures and to comply with our duties under the Highways Act.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, support and mentor the team of Highway Inspectors,
• Manage and improve IT systems supporting highway maintenance, including Confirm. Analysing, interpretating and reporting on inspection data.
• Oversee emergency highway response and winter service operations, ensuring readiness and resilience
• Investigate reports and complaints from the public and other sources, using technical judgement to recommend appropriate actions
• Work closely with the Flood Risk Manager and drainage teams to reduce highway flooding risks
• Support accident and damage claim investigations and provide statements for insurance and legal proceedings

About You

You will be able to deal with a range of issues and conflicting demands whilst adhering to relevant legislation and delivering to tight deadlines and keeping calm under pressure.

You should possess excellent inter-personal and customer service skills, be a highly motivated, self-starter with a drive to succeed, demonstrating a positive 'can do' attitude.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Hold or be willing to train to acquire relevant accreditation - Highway Safety Inspectors Training (IHE approved syllabus), NRSWA Supervisors card, LANTRA 12D (M7).
• Previous highway and/or network management/inspection experience.
• Working knowledge of safety inspection systems such as CONFIRM.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and codes of practice such as Highways Act 1980 and Well Managed Highway Infrastructure
• Full clean UK driving licence.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Closing Date: 16th January 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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