An exciting vacancy has been created within our Chester Area Highways team as part of the Transport and Highways service.
This vacancy is for a Grade 6 Highway Safety Inspector based in the Chester Area Highways Office and you will on occasions be asked to work from other offices around the Borough.
Organisation
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Job Category
Highways and Transport
Salary Min
£28,598 per annum
Salary Max
£31,022 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
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.
Your role will be to inspect highways against a scheduled programme, record dangerous defects that meet the threshold and raise jobs for our Term Maintenance Contractor to repair under section 58 of the Highways Act 1980.
Highway inspections entail visiting areas of our highway network in a works van and undertaking inspections either on foot or driven in all weather conditions across the borough of Cheshire West and Chester.
You will be given a Council van and be out of the office each day carrying out your inspections of the highway.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual with excellent observation skills who is conscientious. The role requires good time management skills, an ability to work on your own initiative and support the team in meeting tight deadlines.
The contractual work location for this role will be the Area Highways Office in Guilden Sutton near Chester. The role is flexible, and this means that the successful candidate may be required to work from a range of work locations within the Borough but predominantly from the the Chester and Winsford Offices.
If you would like any further information on this vacancy please call Karl Farrow, Area Team Leader on 077665216147.
Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
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 £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.
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