Senior Highways Officer

Essential Employment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment seeks a Senior Highways Officer in Oxford on a temporary contract. The role involves statutory and risk-based highways safety inspections and proactive engagement with stakeholders and the public.

You will maintain inspection records to support defence of third-party claims and ensure compliance with legislation. The position requires accurate defect identification and timely resolution, with references and pre-employment checks as part of the process.

Qualifications

• Undertakes 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 proactive customer engagement, acting as a key interface between the service, stakeholders and the public.
• The post supports the Client’s ability to defend third-party claims through accurate inspection records and timely defect identification and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Perform statutory and risk-based highways safety inspections.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders in a proactive manner.
• Maintain accurate inspection records and document findings.
• Identify and resolve defects in a timely manner to ensure highway safety and compliance.

Skills

Highways inspections

Stakeholder liaison

Public interface

Job description

Senior Highways Officer needed in Oxford

This is a temporary contract initially paying £35.48ph

The reference number is: 480599

Job Purpose

Toundertakestatutoryandrisk-basedhighwaysafetyinspectionsandassociatedactivitiestoensurethehighwaynetworkremainssafe,serviceable,andcompliantwithrelevantlegislation.Therolealsoprovidesaproactivecustomerengagementfunction,actingasakeyinterfacebetweentheservice,stakeholders,andthepublic.

ThepostsupportsotheClient’s abilitytodefendthird-partyclaimsthroughaccurateinspectionrecordsandtimelydefectidentificationandresolution.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

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