Structures Inspector

**Your new role**

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Structures Inspector to join our team in the Yorkshire North East region. As a Structures Inspector you will be required to complete inspections of designated structural assets, in line with agreed inspections schedules, procedures and standards. You will carry out general, principle and special inspections and work closely with Civil Engineers, asset delivery and project teams and undertake checks on the quality and quantity of maintenance work.

Here at National Highways we manage one of the world’s most advanced road networks. We care about the journeys our customers make, we want them to get home safe and well, and we want to connect our country to benefit our economy, business and our customers.

**You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.**

**What you’ll be leading on**
- Carry out inspections of highway structures, identify defects, defect causes and options for remedial actions, in line with agreed timescales, procedures and standards
- Documenting asset condition and all inspection findings, including special inspections and testing
- Report and raise works for any safety critical issues and proactively manage high priority defects
- Carry out general, principle and special inspections to assist in maintenance of projects
- Complete reports, technical drawings and studies to support inspection findings

**To be successful**
- Experience of inspecting highways structures such as bridges, retaining walls, culverts etc
- Demonstrate evidence of a safety conscious proactive approach
- Understanding and experience in using asset management databases
- A sound understanding of structural principles and standards pertinent to structures
- Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme (BICS) qualification or demonstrably working towards it

**A bit about us**

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future. We will achieve this through the delivery our capital programme, supporting customers on the road with our Traffic Officer Service and managing incidents effectively.

**A bit about us**

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

**Why you should join us**

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation

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