Trainee Highway Inspector

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There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 Trainee Highway Inspector’s to join our Highway Maintenance Team. The Council is required, under its statutory duty as local highway authority, to maintain all highways which are under its control, and to co-ordinate utility works to minimise disruption on the highway network, ensuring that works are carried out in accordance with street works legislation and associated Codes of Practice.

We are seeking highly motivated individuals to play a key role in delivering these duties through highway and street works inspections, identifying highway maintenance needs, monitoring of utilities, contractors and other third parties such as developers, and liaison with all highway users including the public, as well as Council Members.

We have developed a Career Progression Pathway with 3 stages with a well-defined framework for progression through the stages, which would be subject to meeting the competency-based evidence at review. Successful candidates will be fully supported on their career path with rewarding work-related development and, where applicable, day release training at college.

Applications are welcome from candidates meeting the essential criteria at any of the three stages as follows:

Career Progression Pathway Highways Inspector - Fixed Term Contract 36 months

1. Trainee Highways Inspector, Band D - Salary £25,183 - £25,584
2. Assistant Highway Inspector, Band F – Salary £27,711 - £30,060
3. Highways Inspector, Band H – Salary £35,235 - £37,938

About the candidate:

The candidate should consider what personal attributes they can offer to work within a Highways Team setting. In addition, each candidate should be able to work in an agile manner to meet the needs of the service. The candidate must display good interpersonal skills and be able to work with colleagues. Training will be provided at all grades depending on experience and qualifications.

The successful candidates would need to be prepared and available to Enrol on L4 Civil Engineering Tech course and imminent start date in September 2025.

Interviews will be held week commencing 11 August 2025.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed.

All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.

The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.

We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.