At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct safety inspections and maintain the highway network for public safety.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking team at Kier, committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Tailored benefits, flexible hours, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for training and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community by ensuring safe highways.
- Qualifications: GCSEs or equivalent; experience in highways or civil engineering preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
We're looking for a Highway Inspector to join our West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire team based in Towcester, Northamptonshire. As a Highway Inspector, you'll play a vital role in keeping our highway network safe and well-maintained.
Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire hybrid working
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
What will you be responsible for?
- Working within the Asset Management and Professional Services team, supporting them undertaking walked and driven safety inspections across the highway network, identifying maintenance needs, and helping to rectify defects.
- Undertaking safety inspections on the highway network in accordance with the Highway Safety Inspection Manual and the 'Code of Practice Well Managed Highways Infrastructure'.
- Recording inspection findings through an asset management system.
- Preparing work packs for defect rectification.
- Managing your own programme of walked and driven inspections each month.
- Promoting wellbeing and ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity is actively encouraged.
What are we looking for?
- Holds GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) and has a solid understanding of highway maintenance or a related industry.
- Has practical experience working within highways, civil engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.
- Has experience carrying out highway safety inspections, or is keen to develop these skills through training and support.
- Enjoys working closely with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders to deliver effective and innovative solutions.
- Takes a thorough and disciplined approach to work, with a strong focus on safety, quality, and excellent customer service.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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