Essex Highways is looking for an enthusiastic and capable Streetworks Inspector to join our team. In this role, you'll help ensure compliance with the New Roads & Street Works Act and the Essex Permit Scheme, inspecting works by utility companies, contractors, and third parties on the highway network. You'll use handheld devices to record inspections, liaise with companies to address non-compliance, and interact with the public to handle complaints. The position may also involve claim investigations, providing witness statements, and representing the authority in court.
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, in line with company policy.
3. Monitoring and supervising highway work undertaken by contractors or utilities to ensure compliance with specification, safety, legislation, and objectives of Essex Highways.
4. Intervening and instructing an immediate response where imminent and significant dangers are identified.
5. Responsible for inspecting and reporting on suitability of sites for issue of Statutory Licences.
6. 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.
Minimum Requirements
1. Full driving licence
2. Possesses an NRSWA accreditation Supervisor Certificate
3. Knowledge and application of Highway legislation
4. Experience of dealing with members of the public and handling compliments and complaints.
5. Conversant with modern IT packages including Microsoft applications – Word, Excel, and Teams.
6. Good written and verbal communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
Benefits
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
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.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
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