Highways Inspector

Colas Ltd is a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projectswithin the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees,offering excellent career potential.

We are currently looking for a Highways Inspector to join our Portsmouth team.

**Package Description**
As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:

- A generous pension contribution
- Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
- Flexible working policy
- Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
- Ongoing training and personal/professional development
- Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

**Main Responsibilities**
The role of Highways Inspector is to carry out highways inspections on the network, ensuring compliance with the contract specifications in collaboration with the “Well Maintained ACOP”.

You will also represent Colas and Portsmouth City Council in a professional manner, investigating and responding to all public enquiries within the required timescales and record the information on the EXOR PEMS system.

You will ensure accurate records are maintained on the Maestro System this will assist with the appropriate information being provided to all parties, enabling the success of the target of minimum disruption to the network.

All duties will be carried out with mind to Colas’s commitments to lowering environmental impact and ensuring that all works carried out are undertaken with full regard for the safety of yourself, colleagues, contractors and members of the public.

You must be confident, driven and flexible in your approach to this role, as part of this team you will be expected to work under your own initiative and prioritise your own workload, whilst being committed to continuously improving for yourself and theteam.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in a similar role and a working knowledge of health and safety and have strong ICT skills especially of Microsoft Office.

**Qualifications**
- LANTRA CITY AND GUILDS HIGHWAYS SAFETY INSPECTION (TRAINING GIVEN)
- NRSWA SUPERVISOR (NOT ESSENTIAL)
- VALID DRIVER LICENCE
- CSCS CARD HOLDER
- Good understanding / awareness of “Highways Act 1980”
- Highway Maintenance Experience.
- Good understanding / awareness of the “New Roads and Street Works Act 1991”

**About The Company**
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involvedin large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ awardfor continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverseneeds and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are beingfully utilised and organisational goals are met.