Highway Inspector

As a Highway Authority, Brighton and Hove City Council have a statutory duty to inspect and to ensure that the public highway is maintained in a safe condition in accordance with council policy and DfT guidance standards. This duty includes undertaking routine inspections of all roads in the city at least twice a year, investigating and addressing reports/complaints and compiling reports for the council's insurers arising from accident claims against the Highway Authority., Further, the post holder will be required to cover emergency highways out of hours duties on a shift pattern including evenings and weekends, and assist the Highway Inspection and Winter Maintenance manager in fulfilling winter maintenance duties required across the city.

A good understanding of highways legislation specifically Sec 41 and 58 and Well Managed Highway Infrastructure.

NSRWA 1991 accreditation (or willing to be put through the course).

The skill to judge the overall "risk" posed by a defect in order to assign an appropriate repair response time, taking into account both the severity of the defect and the likelihood of someone encountering it.

A sound knowledge of highways materials and construction and competence to recognise early signs of structural failure.

Good time management skills and ability to prioritise own workload, in particular with regard to inspections that must be completed as scheduled and complaints that must be assessed in a timely manner.

Good communication skills both written and verbal and ability to work closely with key stakeholders including local transport operators, businesses, local communities, councillors and a variety of teams from across the City Council.

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).