Senior Linear Inspector - Leatherhead

Balfour Beatty; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in Leatherhead is seeking a Senior Linear Inspector to support the Linear Inspections Programme. The role involves coordinating inspections, managing a team, and ensuring all standards are met. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of highway inspection experience and proficiency with various inspection tools. This position offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years in highway inspection or civil engineering.
• Driving licence required.
• Experience in inspection programmes or infrastructure delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inspections, ensuring all preparations are made.
• Line manage and train a team of inspectors.
• Engage with stakeholders to maintain relationships.

Skills

Highway inspection experience

Proficiency with Linear inspection tools

Digital skills in relevant software

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of traffic management

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Survey123

Job description

About the role

The Senior Linear Inspector plays a key role in supporting the delivery of the Linear Inspections Programme. Working closely with the Inspections Lead and a team of Inspectors, the post holder ensures inspections are properly permitted, coordinated, and executed to the required standards. This role is essential for maintaining the quality and timeliness of inspection activities across the network and meeting CPS contractual needs.

What you'll be doing

Programme Coordination

• Liaise with the Logistics manager to book road space and traffic management to facilitate inspections when needed.
• Ensure all necessary briefings and provisions are in place prior to inspection activities.
• Monitor and update the inspection programme to reflect progress and changes.
• Attention to detail, ensuring the inspection defect reporting meet quality, and regulatory standards.
• Assist the Drainage Inspections manager with planning the CCTV inspections.
• Assist with management of the deliverables from all Linear inspections including monitoring the progress of uploads from Drainage CCTV surveys to the GDMS.
• Act as Activity Manager for any drone requests on the network ensuring any drone activity is approved by National Highways and is compliant to the required standard.
• Keep accurate logs and records from all Linear inspections.

Team Leadership

• Line manage Inspectors, providing guidance and support.
• Conduct regular refresher training to the in-house inspections team.
• Deliver constructive feedback to improve inspection quality and adherence to standards.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

Operational Delivery

• Assist in creating and managing orders for suppliers involved in Linear inspection delivery.
• Track supplier progress and ensure timely execution of inspection tasks.
• Conduct on-site inspections when required, ensuring compliance with current standards.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with internal teams across Asset and Project Delivery and Service Delivery.
• Maintain effective working relationships with external partners and stakeholders.
• Assist with configuring new systems used for collecting Inspections data.
• Report monthly Inspections KPI's.

Key Relationships:

• Inspections Lead
• Inspection Team
• Asset and Project Delivery Teams
• Maintenance Teams
• External Contractors and Suppliers

Who we're looking for

• A minimum of three years in highway inspection, construction or a related civil engineering field.
• Driving licence
• Proficiency with Linear inspection tools and IT.
• Digital skills in Impulse Geophysics Roadshow, Field Maps, Survey123, ArcGIS, QGIS
• Experience in inspection programmes or infrastructure delivery.
• Ability to manage and motivate teams.
• Knowledge of traffic management and road space permitting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Familiarity with inspection standards and quality assurance processes.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. We are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, please visit: the diversity and inclusion information on our site.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: the Disability Confident information page.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]