Highway Inspector

Worthing, Sussex
West Sussex County Council

About The Job

Salary: £28,371 to £31,099 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Jobs Depot, Sayers Common

As a Highway Inspector you will support the delivery of a safe highway network. You will regularly inspect and repair the highways and enforce highway legislation.

The focus of this role is undertaking inspections of the county’s carriageways and footways.

You will be required to travel around the county independently from Jobs Depot, Sayers Common. You will use your own initiative when carrying out duties and these will include physical activities such as undertaking walked and cycled inspections. Duties also include picking up manhole covers, trimming vegetation and shovelling debris away from gutters and gully tops.

You will be required to assess the risk of defects you identify and raise jobs for safety repairs via our contractor as necessary. You will work closely with the wider team and engineers to feedback observations on condition of the asset to enable effective planning of longer-term repairs.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Sound problem solving skills with the ability to analyse complex issues and make logical and rational decisions based on all information available.
• The ability to stay calm when dealing difficult situations
• Good professional observational skills in order to locate faults in the highway and ability to keep accurate records in order to document findings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Full current driver’s licence
• Basic theoretical knowledge of engineering/civil construction for planning improvements and repairs to the highway
• Sound and accurate IT knowledge
• Knowledge of the Highways Act and NRSWA, and other relevant pieces of legislation, including health and safety, for enforcement work
• General technical and customer service experience
• Proven successful experience of working as part of a team to effectively meet objectives within agreed/necessary timescales.

Reward and benefits

Reward and benefits

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• A generous pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• A strong supportive management team
• A range of discounts including Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and many more
• Free access to employee assistance programmes
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• Car benefit scheme
• A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives
• A WSCC pool vehicle will be provided.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee, go to our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is EIE01107.

Sound like your next venture? To apply, please follow the links below upload your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the key skills listed.

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