Senior Inspector

Your new role

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.

National Highways are recruiting for two Senior Structures Inspectors to join our team in the South East. The main responsibilities for this role are to plan and complete inspections of all types of highway structure assets, in line with agreed inspectionsschedules, procedures and standards, raise jobs to address defects and contribute to prioritisation and development of maintenance schemes.

This role can be based in Guildford, Basingstoke or Maidstone
- 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
- Work with Inspection Manager to plan, deliver and report upon the cyclical and adhoc Inspection programme for assets is in line with agreed timescales, budgets procedures standards, guidance and industry best practice.
- Provide support to Inspection Manager by arranging roadspace and creating orders for suppliers to deliver bridge inspections.
- Liaising with key stakeholders such as Local Authorities, Network Rail, Canal & River Trust and land owners to facilitate bridge inspections.
- Producing specifications to permit the procurement of monitoring, investigation, testing and other special inspections of structures.
- Complete cyclical and ad-hoc inspections of highway assets, including complex structures, identify defects, defect causes and options for remedial actions, in line with agreed timescales, procedures and standards.
- Oversee and gather data from special inspections and testing.

To be Successful
- Qualified to HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or Equivalent, with experience of undertaking inspections
- Qualified as a Senior Inspector on the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme (NHSS31) or working towards qualification with demonstrable evidence of the core competencies required
- Proficient in planning and undertaking maintenance and acceptance Inspections
- Capable of recognising and categorising defects and maintenance needs of all types of highways assets
- Experience in data collection and use of data capture devices
- Knowledgeable in the use of defect scoring systems and have an understanding of their use in objectively determining the condition of the asset

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 dobetter 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