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About the role

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities, creating communities where people want to live work and play.

Balfour Beatty provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK.

We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has an opportunity for a Highways Inspector for our Highways A30/A35 DBFO Contract in Devon.

Required to work within the network team on the A30/A35 DBFO Maintenance contract in Rockbeare, Exeter. Undertake various network inspections, supervision of maintenance and subcontractor works, support the operations team with works instructions and various other on-site and office tasks.

What you'll be doing

Network inspections to Identify defects.

Identify works and create works orders.

Assist with maintaining the programme of and undertake network inspections, if applicable.

Co-ordinate with the Operation Team developing on site works for upcoming Schemes.

Assist with maintaining the defect data base.

Assist with the production of the programme of works.

Assist with Public and third-party liaison.

Undertake network Safety Inspections.

Undertake Routine and Specialist surveys including lighting patrols as required.

Supervise works undertaken by workforce and subcontractors.

Assist with the production of road traffic orders (TTRO/ETTRO).

Carry out site audits and field inspections.

Be part of the rota for an out of hours Duty Officer for Winter Maintenance and Emergency Response.

Assist with the coordination with National Highways and Local Authorities.

Who we're looking for

Health and Safety first.

Adaptable to changing situations.

Teamwork.

Reliable.

Willing to learn and share knowledge

Pride in work.

Honest / Act with integrity.

Customer facing.

Positive Attitude.

Professional Conduct.

Quality and accuracy of work.

Continually striving to improve performance.

Good Communication skills.

I.T literate

Full driving licence

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

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, 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, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com