Highway Inspector

We’re looking for a dedicated Highways Inspector to play a crucial role in keeping Essex moving. In this role, you'll conduct routine monthly, quarterly, and annual inspections to identify and assess defects in line with our maintenance strategy. Using a mobile capture device, you'll log and risk-assess any issues to ensure prompt and effective action is taken.

The Role

1. Responsible for carrying out inspections and recording the condition of the public highway to ensure it is maintained to a standard acceptable to the Highways Authority.
2. Responsible for raising defects using data capture devices to enable the delivery teams or utilities to plan and prioritise work accordingly, that meet the appropriate Essex County Council policies.
3. Responsible for providing advice, guidance and information to stakeholders, partners and customers. Responding to complaints, including guiding customers if no action is to be taken.
4. Responsible for identifying sites of accident claims, checking works history and specification for safety compliance. Preparing documentation and attending court hearings to give evidence as a professional witness, to enable resolutions to be fully informed.
5. Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Minimum Requirements

1. Educated to RQF Level 3 (A Level) or equivalent by experience. A City and Guilds qualification relevant to highway engineering or ONC or equivalent, is desirable.
2. Knowledge of Highway Authority and Local Government policies, practices and procedures in relation to highways maintenance, including Health and Safety Legislation as it affects works on the highway including Construction, Design and Management Regulations and traffic management.
3. Provide practical advice and solutions to problems and ensure that tasks are followed through, loose ends are tied up and the job is completed.
4. Be persistent in problem solving, seeking solutions through the expertise of both self and others, researching the facts with care and resolving problems in a timely and thorough manner.
5. Give support and care in terms of both practical advice and action in areas where competence, knowledge and experience are needed.

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com, or click on the “Apply Now” button. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.

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