Highway Safety Inspector
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 October 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3AH |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5968 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Highways Safety Inspector to join our Highway Services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a high-performing project team delivering vital highway maintenance across Nottingham City.
As a Highway Safety Inspector, you will play an integral role in assessing roads and related infrastructure to identify defects and hazards and ensure they meet our relevant safety standards for the public.
Key Responsibilities:
- To inspect and monitor all aspects of highway maintenance and activities affecting the highway
- To carry out safety/structural inspections and Annual Engineering Inspections (AEI’s) by vehicle and on foot
- To carry out and report on investigations related to accidents and damage claims from members of the public
- To participate in the operation of the highways' emergency response service and other out-of-hours operations, on a on-call rota basis
About You
- Able to work to deadlines, good time management.
- Experience of legislation, standards and regulations appropriate to highway maintenance and management, including the “Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure” code of practice
The ideal candidate must have:
- LANTRA or be a C & G Accredited Highways Inspector
- A full driving licence
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquirie,s please contact Mark Bradbury, Highway Maintenance Strategic Manager, by telephone on 07983477526 or by email at Mark.Bradbury@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 10th October 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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