Streetworks Inspector
About the job
Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 a year plus £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
This role sits at the heart of keeping our borough moving safely and efficiently. You’ll spend time out on site across the highway network, carrying out inspections, supervising works and making sure everything complies with legislation and agreed standards. You’ll also work from the office, dealing with enquiries, reviewing information, and producing clear, factual reports and correspondence.
You’ll be involved in street works and permitting activity, working closely with contractors, utility companies, colleagues across the council and members of the public. A big part of the role is investigating situations, establishing the facts, analysing information and using your judgement to resolve issues in a fair and professional way.
Organisation is key, as you’ll be managing your own workload to meet targets and deadlines while responding to issues as they arise. You’ll need to be comfortable using IT systems such as Word and Excel, communicating clearly with a wide range of people, and building positive working relationships to gain cooperation and commitment.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
You’ll bring demonstrable experience of supervising sites within a highway environment, along with office-based experience in a customer or public service setting. Some experience of working within a street permitting or street works environment would be ideal.
You’re confident investigating issues, gathering and analysing information, and presenting your findings clearly in written reports and letters. You’re well organised, comfortable juggling competing demands, and able to work to deadlines without losing attention to detail.
Strong communication skills are essential. You’ll be able to consult, negotiate and work collaboratively with people both inside and outside the council, always acting professionally and with respect. You’ll also have a good understanding of equality issues and the impact discrimination can have on service delivery and the people we work with.
If you like a role that combines site work, problem-solving, collaboration and making a real difference to the local environment, this could be a great fit for you.
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About us
Our ambitiousLuton 2040 Vision– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
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Available documents
Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.Salary range
- £30,024 - £32,597 per year