Streetworks Inspector

Connect2Luton; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Streetworks Inspector on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Main purpose of position:

To carry out inspections, monitoring and enforce all street works and events on the highway through effective communication and the use of specialist software, ensuring that these works are completed to the required specification and are undertaken safely with minimum disruption to highway users and the local community as well as protecting the council's investment/assets/highway infrastructure.

Thereby, ensuring that the Council fulfils its statutory duties and obligations imposed by the New Road and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991, the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004, the Highways Act 1980 and the East of England Permit Scheme (EEPS).

You will be responsible to:

1. Undertake programme of inspections of Utility works in accordance with NRSWA1991 ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with the Permit, the Specification for Reinstatements of Openings in the Highway Code of Practice and Safety at Streetworks & Roadworks Code of Practice.
2. Carry out inspections, identifying defects, recording, assessing remedial action required and informing the utility/contractor to carry out this in an effective manner.
3. Carry out safety inspections for Highway licences including scaffolding, hoarding and skips.
4. Ensure all relevant evidence is accurately recorded to allow recovery of moneys owed including attending Court as necessary.
5. Represent Luton Borough Council at meetings with utilities and developers providing the necessary professional and technical advice to utilities and contractors and other stakeholders to clarify issues that may emanate ensuring mutual co-operation and resolution of operational problems are alleviated.
6. Instigate under section 72 of NRSWA 1991 a coring programme to carry out investigatory works to ensure that the utility company has restored the road to the required standard.
7. Investigate customer complaints relating to the utility works. Ensure that the matter is satisfactorily resolved including ensuring that the complainant is kept informed at all stages.

Skills and Experience:

1. Demonstrable site supervisory experience within a highway environment.
2. Demonstrable office experience in a customer/public service environment.
3. Able to investigate situations to establish facts and circumstances, collate, analyse information and data to draft factual reports and letters.
4. Demonstrable organisation skills - Able to organise workload to meet work demands, targets and deadlines.
5. Demonstrable communication skills - able to consult and negotiate with others inside and outside Council and build collaborative relationships to gain commitment from them.
6. Demonstrable knowledge of the New Road and Street Works Act, the Traffic Management Act 2004, Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, CDM Regulations and Health and Safety Legislation.
7. BTEC Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience and training.
8. Hold or able to obtain NRSWA accreditation (within 2 months of starting position).
9. Able to travel efficiently to sites around the Borough on a daily basis in order to carry out site inspections for compliance.
10. Able to visit sites and attend meetings and emergencies outside normal working hours at sites through the Borough.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.