Trainee Streetworks Inspector

**Trainee Streetworks Inspector**

**Location **- Chelmsford Depot

**Salary**:

- Around £25,000, with company vehicle and fuel card

We are working with a market leader in the highways industry to recruit a streetworks inspector to join the team. Inspectors will deliver a safe, sustainable, and effective highway network for all road users, through sound asset management, scheme/programme identification, delivery, maintenance, and management of the network.

**The Role**

This is a trainee / entry level position, where you will undertake full training to undertake the following:

- 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.
- 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.
- Monitoring and supervise highway work undertaken by contractors or utilities to ensure compliance with specification, safety, legislation, and objectives of Essex Highways.
- Intervening and instructing an immediate response where imminent and significant dangers are identified.
- Responsible for inspecting and reporting on suitability of sites for issue of Statutory Licences.
- 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.
- Responsible for identifying sites of accident claims, checking works history and specification for safety compliance.
- Preparing documentation and attending court hearings to give evidence as a professional witness, to enable decisions to be fully informed.
- Undertake Sample, Defect, S74’s, skips, scaffoldings, hoardings and crane licences, to deliver the Street Works function in conformance with National and Local key performance indicators (KPIs)

**About You**

Although this is a trainee position, it would be advantageous to have the following:

- Experience and possesses an NRSWA accreditation Supervisor Certificate.
- Knowledge of and experience in use of construction materials used in highways. Appropriate knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation including Safety at Streetworks and Roadworks: code of practice 2013 “The Red Book” and Chapter 8.
- Knowledge of Highway Authority and Local Government policies, practices, and procedures in relation to highways maintenance, including Health and Safety Legislation as it affects works on the highway including Construction, Design and Management Regulations and traffic management.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company pension
- Gym membership

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person