Cheshire West and Chester Council
Location
Chester, Cheshire | United Kingdom
Job description
An opportunity has arisen for a Streetworks inspector based within Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Streetworks team. This is a great opportunity, as a Streetworks Inspector you will undertake appropriate inspections of all types of reinstatements and sites whilst working as part of a well-established dedicated team.
A Streetworks Inspector plays a vital role in the delivery of the Cheshire West and Chester permit scheme predominately inspecting works activities on the highway. The role undertakes inspections on the highway network as per The New Roads and Street Work Act 1991 and all relevant codes of practice. This is an important position to ensure that the Council provides an effective network management service.
If you are a team player, who enjoys supporting colleagues to contribute to providing a positive experience for users of our highway network, we want to hear from you.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
This role is critical in ensuring that works promoters comply with the national codes of practice at all times, as well as the requirements of the Cheshire West and Chester permit scheme.
You will require good communication skills to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders, and enjoy working in an outdoor environment.
You should have knowledge and experience relating to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, in particular Code of Practice for Inspections and Specifications for Reinstatement of Openings in Highways and how a Permit Scheme for Street and Road Works operate.
It would be beneficial to have experience of completing inspections and ensuring they are accurately recorded, reported and following through with any enforcement action should it be required.
You should be able to evidence recent experience of working within a street works/highways/similar inspector position.
The role will involve, but not limited to:
The contractual work location for this role is the Area Highways Office in Guilden Sutton near Chester, however you may be required to work from a range of work locations or sites within the Borough and may also occasionally be required to work from home, depending on the needs of the service.
This is an exciting opportunity and it’s a great time to come and join the Street works team within Transport and Highways at Cheshire West and Chester Council.
For further information, please contact James Orme @ [email protected] or Lee Roberts@ [email protected]
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No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.
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£28.77k - £32.08k per annum
