Highways Operations Streetworks Inspector

**Employer**
Kingston Council

**Location(s)**
Sutton

**Contract Type**
Permanent

**Working Hours**
Full Time

**Grade**
G/H

**Hours Per Week**
36

**Salary Range**
£33,351 - £41,793

**Salary Basis**
Per annum

**Leave Entitlement**
27/30 days

**Application Deadline**

07/08/2023, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)**
TBC

**About the Borough**

Joining us, you get to work for not just one high performing London Borough, but two.

Kingston and Sutton councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focussed on one council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies.

We work flexibly in both Kingston and Sutton offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.

There are some really exciting things happening in both boroughs. In Sutton, we are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. Over in Kingston, we are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in the borough, building new energy efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to doing what they can to tackle the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.

You should choose Kingston and Sutton if you are looking for an opportunity that will challenge you to deliver more, support you to achieve personal ambitions, and expect you to put borough residents at the heart of what you do.

Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames with excellent schools and a bustling retail centre, all surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park, former recreation grounds for Tudor Kings and Queens. The Council is controlled by a Liberal Democrat Administration and has a council plan “Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together”, that sets out a vision to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive borough where residents are active, empowered, engaged and able to remain independent and resilient. The Council engages with residents through a number of forums and events through the year, and like Sutton plays a leading role in developing the South West Region of London.

Sutton is a well connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces, and a history that drives a thriving heritage and culture offer through our museums and libraries. The Council is controlled by a long established Liberal Democrat Administration and has high ambitions set out in its corporate plan “Ambitious for Sutton”, that will ensure Sutton remains a great place to live, work and raise a family. The Council plays a leading role in a number of local partnerships and places great emphasis on engaging effectively with its residents, listening to local voices and making their message heard across London Government.

**About the Role**

The Street Work Inspector is key to ensuring our councils meet their obligations under the New Roads & Street Works Act and in the effective delivery of the Lancashire Permit Scheme. The role is integral to ensuring compliance with regulations, codes of practice and local procedures, co-ordinating works and other activities on the highway network, protecting the highway asset, minimising delays and disruption to highway users.

The post is a full-time position (36 hours per week) However, flexibility is required in terms of working hours and out of hours. The team operates 5 days a week Monday to Friday.

Street Works Inspectors are responsible for carrying out inspections of utility companies, contractors and other 3rd parties working on our highway network. Inspectors are required to make accurate records of those inspections and findings so that utility companies and other 3rd parties and their contractors can affect remedial repairs. This role also plays a part in planning and co-ordinating works in such a way as to minimise disruption to highway users.

Inspectors use handheld computers to receive and record inspections. Working outdoors for long periods of time in all weather conditions is also part of the role. The role requires you to do a lot of travelling around the boroughs, meeting utility company and contractor representatives and explaining in what way they have not complied with regulations and specifications and arranging and negotiating remedial actions.

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