Career opportunities Highways Inspector

Central Bedfordshire Council•Sandy, UT

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Highways team is committed to delivering a high-quality road network across the region. By ensuring our highways are safe, well-maintained, and fit for purpose, we help make Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work. As a Highways Inspector, you will play a vital role in achieving this vision. You will be responsible for ensuring the network remains safe and serviceable for residents and businesses by carrying out planned inspections, identifying defects, and raising task orders for repairs. You will also build strong relationships by liaising with town and parish councils, local councillors, and other stakeholders, assessing highway issues and responding effectively. In addition, you will help identify and deliver improvement works that enhance the overall network. This is a role where you can make a real difference providing local people with an outstanding highway network and helping to unlock the full potential of the area to enable you to find your greatness. Across Central Bedfordshire, thousands of residents, businesses and visitors use our roads every day. You’ll make sure they get a good experience, whether they’re walking, driving or cycling. The first step is to be responsible for what is happening on the highway network in your area. You’ll be the primary point of contact for elected members and town and parish councils for your area. You will assist the Highway Maintenance Manager with the management of the Council’s highway asset to ensure that the resources available are used to maintain the asset in the optimum way. To make sure we’re working efficiently, you’ll monitor the performance of highway contract procedures and check they comply with rules.

Requirements

Worked in highways maintenance before
Dealing with contracts, works and customers
Good working relationships
Strong communication skills
Ensuring Health & Safety is paramount at all times
IT-literate
Natural problem solver

Responsibilities

Carrying out planned inspections
Identifying defects
Raising task orders for repairs
Liaising with town and parish councils, local councillors, and other stakeholders
Assessing highway issues and responding effectively
Identifying and delivering improvement works
Being responsible for what is happening on the highway network in your area
Being the primary point of contact for elected members and town and parish councils for your area
Assisting the Highway Maintenance Manager with the management of the Council’s highway asset
Monitoring the performance of highway contract procedures and checking they comply with rules