This is an exciting time to join our Highways and Infrastructure Team here in St Helens to help us drive forward and support the delivery of the Council’s ambitious Borough strategy. We want you to be part of our new team that is tasked with making us a leading highway authority, efficiently managing, maintaining, and improving our network and supporting economic growth.
With a recently adopted new 5-year Highways Asset Management Strategy and a significantly uplifted 5-year funding settlement now is the perfect time to join us and support the Council during one of its most exciting phases of development, regeneration, and growth.
With a maintenance programme exceeding £30m and some of the region’s biggest transport schemes underway, including the Parkside Link Road, the highways service has never had a more integral role to play. To ensure these programmes of work are successfully delivered we are looking to bolster our maintenance, traffic, and delivery teams.
We want to compliment the experienced technical expertise that we possess with officers who have relevant programme management experience, displaying first class customer service and stakeholder management skills. Most importantly, if you can bring a willingness to think and act differently, whilst embracing change then you will be rewarded with exciting career development opportunities and a chance to be involved in a variety of transformational programmes of work. We also commit to invest in your professional development to help you forge a career within the Local Authority.
We are looking to recruit a Highways & Street Works Inspector who will be required to assist the Highways Maintenance Team with all aspects relating to the management, improvement, and maintenance of the Highway.
They should be experienced in the undertaking of highway inspections and identifying potential defects in accordance with the relevant legislation and recommendations within the ‘Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure’ and ‘Well-maintained Highways’ code of practice, as well as co-ordinating and monitoring of statutory undertakers and Private contractors working on the public highway, undertaking inspections of street works, attending site meetings, agreeing permit conditions, monitoring Section 50 licences, and permit holders in relation to skip, scaffolding, etc.
They should have a good knowledge of and be experienced with insurance procedures in relation to highways issues, assisting with the compiling of information and preparation of defence statements, and it would be beneficial to have experience in the attendance of court hearings.
Other requirements of the role include site supervision duties, have a knowledge of health and safety procedures and legislation, and Enforcement of the Highways Act 1980., investigate and resolve customer enquiries, and to have experience liaising directly with elected members, resident groups, members of the public, representatives from the emergency services and other public agencies.
Candidates must hold a relevant qualification (City & Guilds or equivalent) in ‘Safety Inspections of the Highway and be NRSWA 1991 accredited.
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its clients and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 NOLAN principles of conduct in public life. These include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.
The Council welcomes applications from members of the BAME community.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Geoff Caine, Highways Maintenance Manager on 01744 676733, or Stewart Roberts, Highways Maintenance Supervisor on 01744 676732.
