Public Realm Site Inspector and Technical Officer

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26 days leave (rising to 31)

LGPS pension

Wellbeing support

Private health care options

EV salary sacrifice

Volunteer days

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are seeking a Public Realm Site Inspector and Technical Officer to join their team in Stowmarket. The role mixes desktop work with site visits, updating records and advising on operations.

The candidate will work across GIS, maps, and schedules, with strong IT skills and a full UK driving license. Flexible, hybrid working arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with GIS and IT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Update digital records using GIS and information systems.
• Create new digital records from site visits and surveys.
• Respond to queries about maintenance regimes, land ownership and access rights.

Skills

GIS (QGIS)

MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)

Communication

Driving licence

Tools

QGIS

Job description

Join our team

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are looking for an Public Realm Site Inspector and Technical Officer to join our team based in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £32,578 - £37,563 per annum (pro rata for part time).

This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally.

About the role

The role will be split between desktop and site visits and will involve desktop pre site checks, verifying current position with colleagues, plotting/changing map layers, updating work schedules and advising changes to operations and then site visits to test information/data with what is actually on the ground.

Specific tasks will include:

• Updating and increasing accuracy of our digital records using GIS and other information management systems.
• Creating new digital records from site visits, ground surveys and other data.
• Responding to queries from Councillors, members of the public and other teams about maintenance regimes, land ownership and access rights.

About you

We are looking for a flexible team player who is able to multi-task and work at pace. You will need to manage you own workload and feel able to carry out daily tasks with minimal supervision.

Attention to detail and IT dexterity is key and the ability to plot on a GiS system (QGis or similar) will be a distinct advantage.

You must be experienced in Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook and Excel.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a full UK driving licence with access to a car, insured for business use.

About us

At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.

We serve around 200,000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.

We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:

• 60 conservation areas
• two National Landscapes
• many picturesque market towns

It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in the UK (United Kingdom).

Benefits

• Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Private Health Care Options.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting).
• Great learning and development opportunities.

Our ways of working

We believe work is what we do, not just where we go.

We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration, helping our teams to thrive.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, providing opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our residents.

For more information

For an informal discussion or to learn more about hybrid working for this role, please contact Sarah Carter.

Closing date: 5.00 pm, 12 November 2026.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.