HAF-005227(SJ) – Street works Inspector

Job Details

ROLE PURPOSE:

• To undertake the inspection, recording and reporting of street works, licences, highway infrastructure and surface apparatus defects in accordance with street works legislation and associated regulations and codes of practice and other relevant highways legislation.

• To deliver a professional service and maximise income for the Council

ROLE DUTIES:

• To be responsible for carrying out systematic and ad hoc highway inspections, investigations and surveys of street works, utility apparatus, highway licences and potential infringements of highway and other related legislation.

• To have a working knowledge and industry accreditation (in the form of City & Guild Supervisors Qualification and Administration of Street Works Notices) with all relevant aspects of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, The Highways Act 1980, The Road Traffic Act 1984 and 1991, the Traffic Management Act 2004, London Local Authority Acts and their associated statutory instruments and Codes of Practices.

• To issue notices and other relevant instructions in line with statutory requirements to utility companies, emergency services, contractors and other technical support resources, concerning defective street works including remedial measures to ameliorate dangerous street works and highway surface defects.

• To systematically record and collate relevant safety and defect inspections and details of works undertaken to demonstrate that the council has used all reasonable measures in the performance of their highway maintenance function in accordance with highway and street works law and related legislation.

• To hold site meetings as required, advising on and agreeing traffic management and conditions of working to minimise disruption.

• To carry out site visits as required to validate the accuracy of the EToN data as supplied by the utility companies and in compliance with permit conditions

• To report any potential infringements of street works, permit applications, highway licences, highway and other related legislation to enable relevant fixed penalty notices to be issued

UMBRELLA HOURLY RATE:

£25