Street Works Inspector

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a Street Works Inspector to work within the Street Works Management Team in the Communities Directorate. The role focuses on inspections and ensuring reinstatements and works comply with the NRSWA and Traffic Management Act, while minimising disruption to the highway network.

The ideal candidate will have highway network experience, strong arithmetic skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, external companies, and the public.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway inspection and working within a highway network environment.
• Good arithmetic skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, external companies and the public.
• Welsh language ability is a requirement for this post.
• Valid driving licence is a requirement for this post.

Responsibilities

• Undertake ‘Random Sample Inspections’ in accordance with The New Roads and Street Works Act Code of Practice for Inspections.
• Undertake ‘Defect Inspections’ in accordance with The New Roads and Street Works Act Code of Practice for Inspections.
• Deal with problems associated with defective utility apparatus in the highway.
• Meet Statutory Undertakers on site to plan street works per NRSWA and Traffic Management Act 2004.
• Liaise with statutory undertaker’s representatives to ensure rectification of poor workmanship and non‑compliance within timescales.
• Assist The Street Works Manager in monitoring and management of Street Works and other licensable activities in the highway.
• Investigate and handle complaints and enquiries from the public and Bridgend County Borough Members.

Job description

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Highways, Green Spaces and Natural Resources

Date posted 22/10/2026

Job reference 19230

37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Street works Management Team of the Communities Directorate who are seeking a Street works Inspector with knowledge and experience of working in a Highway Network environment. This is an ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge of the maintenance requirements of the highway asset and ensure that the work undertaken by Statutory Undertakers is undertaken in accordance with the New Roads and Street works Act 1991. Ensuring reinstatements are completed correctly, works are undertaken safely and that any necessary disruption to the network is kept to a minimum.

The role will require an understanding of the highway, its role within a community, reinstatement requirements and requirements of safe working practices within the Highway network.

The role will require you:

• To undertake ‘Random Sample Inspections’ in accordance with The New Roads and Street Works Act Code of Practice for Inspections
• To undertake ‘Defect Inspections’ in accordance with The New Roads and Street Works Act Code of Practice for Inspections
• Dealing with problems associated with defective utility apparatus in the highway
• Meeting Statutory Undertakers representatives on site in order to assist in the planning of street works in accordance with the requirements of The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and The Traffic Management Act 2004
• Meeting Statutory Undertakers representatives on site and liaising with statutory undertaker’s representatives in order to ensure that instances of poor-quality workmanship and non-compliance with safety requirements are rectified within the required timescales.
• Assisting The Street Works Manager in the monitoring and management of Street Works and other licensable activities in the highway
• Investigating and dealing with complaints and enquiries from members of the public and Bridgend County Borough Members.

The applicant must have experience in undertaking the duties identified in this pack. You will need to have good arithmetical skills and must be able to work well as part of a team and communicate effectively with colleagues, external companies and members of the public.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

A Health Surveillance assessment through our Occupational Health Service is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.