Inspector - ABC12104
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,284.80 to £34,034.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Aberdeen, AB10 1AB |
| Company: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ABC12104 |
Summary
Job Purpose:
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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
About the Role:
To ensure that works carried out by Utility Contractors, Private Contractors and Developers comply with the drawings, specifications and standards as contained within the Codes of Practice. Included in the role is the requirement to monitor all other street work activities covered by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, including skips, scaffolds, cherry pickers and Section 56 and 109 works. Noticing relating to Temporary Traffic
Regulation Orders need to be installed adjacent to the relevant works, monitored and removed on completion.
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
Standard Grades or equivalenT
Full Current Manual UK Driving Licence
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
HSkills & Experience in:
Ability to carry appropriate manual tasks
Ability to exercise own judgement
Analytical skills
Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team environment and on own
initiative
Keeping up-to-date records in relation to inspections and site visits
Understanding of:
Roads infrastructure maintenance operations and activities
Road Construction industry or Civil Engineering
Construction site works
Chapter 8 signage
Safety at Street Works and Road Works, Code of Practice
IT competencies, including Outlook and Microsoft Teams
Commitment to:
Training appropriate to the role as required; this may include:
Traffic management and appropriate equipment operation etc
HAUC certification (if not previously obtained)
Complete the following Aberdeen City Council online interactive courses:
Data Protection Essentials
Protecting Children
For Your Eyes Only
Freedom of Information
Health & Safety Training
About Us
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
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