Highways Maintenance Inspector

About the Team

The Highways Asset Management service within City of York Council is excited to be recruiting key roles to add to a well-established and dynamic team.

The team is focussed on maintenance, renewal and improvement of highway infrastructure assets as well as the city’s ancient monuments.

With a capital renewal programme in excess of £10M pa, we are seeking enthusiastic people who are looking to consolidate and / or develop their careers in this fantastic city and environment.

With significant employee benefits including the opportunity to further academic progression through apprenticeships, York is the place to be. Steeped in history which brings about its own engineering challenges, York is a great place to live with excellent access to all parts of the country.

About the Role

The Highways Maintenance Inspector will be part of the Highway Asset Management Team acting as the Highway Authority within City of York Council.

Your key duties will be carrying out highway inspections and keeping the highway network safe for the travelling public. This will involve driving and walking the city network on a regular basis and require mobile working using paper and electronic systems to survey and record actionable defects.

Once defects are identified you will issue works orders and work closely with Operational Repair Gangs and Site Agents to rectify these defects.

The job is varied and has many career routes via apprenticeships and continued professional development. Training will be given or supported where required, and City of York actively promotes staff development both on a professional, social, and personal level.

City of York Council is passionate about working together, improving our services, strongly believing that collectively we can make a difference to the people of York.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Closing date: Sunday 21 May 2023 at 12 midnight

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 29 May 2023