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Highway Safety Inspector

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 28 - 32 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Gloucestershire

Expire in: 11 days

Job Description

Highway Safety Inspector 
  
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Highways Inspector to support the safety and maintenance of a busy highway network. This role focuses on delivering statutory inspections, identifying defects, and ensuring timely, risk-based interventions in line with industry standards. 
  
Key Responsibilities: 
·Carry out statutory safety inspections and highway asset condition surveys 
·Identify, assess, and categorise defects for appropriate remedial action 
·Support delivery of Cat 2 works and development of Cat 3 proposals 
·Contribute to annual highways maintenance and planned works programmes 
·Provide local network intelligence to support operational teams 
·Ensure compliance with relevant inspection policies and procedures 
·Maintain accurate records and up-to-date inspection knowledge 
·Support service planning and continuous improvement initiatives 
·Ensure all works align with health & safety, quality, and environmental standards 
  
Requirements: 
·ONC or City & Guilds (or equivalent) in Highway Safety Inspection 
·NRSWA Supervisor accreditation 
·Strong understanding of risk-based highway inspection processes 
·Proven experience identifying and assessing highway defects 
·Knowledge of UK highways maintenance best practice and codes of practice 
·Understanding of civil engineering / highways operational delivery 
·Familiarity with construction methods, H&S, and traffic management regulations 
·Strong organisational skills with attention to detail 
·Local network knowledge desirable 
  
For a full description and further information on the role, please call Jason Kohle at Carrington West on (phone number removed). 
 
FOOTNOTE: 
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jason at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information. 
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