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Highways Inspector

January 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Highways Inspector

We're looking for a Highway Inspector to join our team based in Brixworth, Northampton to work as part of a team undertaking walked and driven safety inspections of the highway network including the determination of maintenance measures required to rectify defects identified. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Location: Brixworth, Northampton

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: £competitive

Responsibilities

As a Highway Inspector, you'll be working within the Highway & Rights of Way Inspection team that sits within the Asset Management and Professional Services section of the Highways contract on both the West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire contracts.

Your day to day will include:
  • responsibility for undertaking safety inspections on the highway network in accordance with the Highway Safety Inspection Manual and the "Code of Practice Well Managed Highways Infrastructure"
  • record your inspection findings through an asset management system and prepare work packs for defect rectification.
  • manage your own programme of walked and driven inspections each month
Who are we looking for?

This role of Highway Inspector is great for you if have:
  • experience in undertaking highway inspections
  • relevant work experience in the highway maintenance sector
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • fantastic matched pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 31 January 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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