Job title: Highway Inspector
Salary: £25,584 to £27,269
Hours: 37
Contract: Permanent
Location: Merrion House/ Flexible Working
As a Highway Inspector you’ll thrive on ensuring the public highway is safe for people to use.
It’s not just about treading the streets in all weathers, lone working, but about managing your own workload within timescales and making a positive impact for the people of Leeds.
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.
About you
As a Highway Inspector you will bring to the role:
- Great observational skills
- Attention to detail with ability to record information accurately
- Willingness to work with up to date technology
- Ability to make decisions and undertake risk assessments
- Some knowledge and experience of health and safety issues and highway features
About the role
As our next Highway Inspector you’ll be a self motivated worker with a good ability to plan and manage your own work load. You should also enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions on your feet for long periods of time. Have a good attention to detail in order to identify defects and ability to communicate your findings in both written format and verbally. You must also be willing to attend court on occasion in order to defend any decisions you have made as part of your job.
The role is integral to our Highway Asset Management team who are responsible for safety inspections, monitoring and recording the safety and overall condition of one of the largest highway networks in the country.
What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:
- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
How to apply
Please complete the online application form.
Read our guidance for further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.
If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Trishna Rycroft Call 0113 3787325 or email trishna.rycroft@leeds.gov.uk
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is recognised in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2024. We are also an Age-friendly Employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.
All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
Leeds City Council Job Profile
Directorate City Development
Service area Highways and Transportation
Job title Highway Inspector
Grade B3
Conditions of service NJC Terms and Conditions
Reports to Engineer – Highways Assets
Responsible for None
Job Purpose A team member engaged in the inspection, assessment and risk management of highway assets to identify maintenance requirements and ensure the safety of the highway
Responsibilities
Undertake highway survey work to agreed programmes.
Collect, update and validate highway condition and inventory data.
Identify highway defects and maintenance work requirements and carry out appropriate procedures to implement repairs.
Record and validate survey data using paper and electronic systems.
Assist in the preparation of reports, including for the defence of liability claims.
Support the provision of a high quality asset management service to deliver cost effective maintenance of highways infrastructure and highway related projects.
Undertake a defined activity or a small range of the Department’s activities to ensure deliver best value services to customers, to meet the objectives of the Council’s Corporate Plan and comply with Government Standards.
Promote and deliver positive solutions to achieving diversity and equality in all aspects of service delivery, community engagement areas, focusing on equality of outcome
Actively support continuous improvement initiatives through contributing to cross council schemes and supporting the Service Management Team
Be accountable for the safety of staff, service users and contractors in accordance with Legislation and the Council Health and Safety Policy.
Support and assist in the development of policies which support efficient service delivery, continuous improvement and corporate objectives.
Ensure work is produced in accordance with legislation and to the appropriate local, national and corporate standards, policies and practices.
Assist in the development of partnership working.
Support the development of staff within the team following the current staff development and appraisal procedures.
Essential Requirements It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.
- Understand and promote policy on equal opportunities and diversity in both service delivery and employment.
- Personal integrity with commitment to fairness, equality and diversity.
- Ability to produce reports and assist in developing business cases.
- Full driving licence.
- Practical knowledge of the types of products and materials used in highway construction.
- A minimum of two years’ experience of a service or operational area relevant to the service area.
- Use of digital applications to record and
- Willingness to work outside and carry out walked surveys of roads.
- Motivation and energy to achieve service objectives
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Understand and ensure compliance with the legal, financial, governance and control frameworks including risk management
- Ability to develop and contribute to partnerships involving various stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics
- Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
- Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
- Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
- Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
- Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
- Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
- Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
- Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
- Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
- The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
Desirable Requirements It is desirable that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates are not required to meet all the desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.
- Ability to contribute to change programmes, improve service quality and support a culture that drives up standards and performance.
- Ability to take forward initiatives and policies from development to implementation.
- Knowledge of asset management, highway engineering and maintenance practises.
- An understanding of and commitment to sustainability in service delivery.
- Knowledge of the application of Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual.
- Experience of the public sector and its relationship with the private and third sectors.
- Experience of safe working practices in respect of the highway.
- Ability to make an effective contribution to internal and external meetings.
- Ability to develop productive working relationships that command respect, trust and confidence.
- Ability to resolve conflict.
