Highways Inspector

Highways Inspector 
£32,020 - £34,723 
Permanent

Wirral is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making Wirral a better place. The council and its partners have pledged to #BeTheDifference.  

We’ve got ambitious targets to meet by 2025. To achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are driven and ready to deliver the very best for our communities - #BeTheDifference.  

The Council is required, under its statutory duty as local highway authority, to maintain all highways which are under its control.  The Highways Inspector is a key role in delivering that duty through inspections, identifying maintenance needs, monitoring of contractors and other third parties such as developers and liaison with all highway users including the public, as well as Council Members.  

We are looking for someone who has experience of dealing with contractors working in a highway environment.  

Above all you will be looking to engage with our employees/residents/customers to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.  

If the successful candidate does not meet all the qualifications set out in the essential criteria, then these qualifications must be obtained within an agreed timescale.  

Should you wish to discuss informally, please contact David Reeves on davidreeves@wirral.gov.uk 

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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.