Highway Inspector

What will you be doing?

The development and delivery of high-quality asset management is vital to the future economic wellbeing of Cambridgeshire.

The role is to carry out programmed and ad hoc inspections of the road network and deal with emergency and safety defects in accordance with the Highway Operational Standards. You will also be required to provide appropriate evidence to support inspections and provide information on the condition of the highway in response to third party claims, insurance issues arising on the highway. The role requires excellent written and oral communication skills, knowledge and application of asset management principles and you must be able to build relationships with customers, businesses, partner organisations and other stakeholders.

We are looking for a candidate who has experience of highway maintenance and who has a sound technical understanding of highways. You will be expected to be able to manage highway work; works ordering and dealing with correspondence in a geographical area.

You will be required to support the Team Leader and other managers within Place & Sustainability in delivering the Council and Directorates objectives, through joined-up service planning, community engagement and the flexible use of resources.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family

Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme

Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances

Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day

Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network

Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards

An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes