Overview
Lancashire County Council
Streetworks Inspector | Technical Support (Highways) | Preston
Location: Bamber Bridge, Lancashire South Ribble, Lancashire
Salary: £28,142-£32,062 per year
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Based at the team\'s office on Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge. The successful candidate will work flexibly across the whole of Lancashire. This role involves a substantial amount of outdoor work and travel, so a full and valid driving licence is essential. You will be provided with a Lancashire County Council van or similar for work-related travel.
Working hours follow a split rota pattern: 07:30-15:30 one week and 09:00-17:00. The team operates on a 5-over-7 schedule, which includes weekend working on a rota basis. Flexibility within your contracted hours will be required to meet service demands.
Responsibilities
* Street Works Inspectors play a key role in the delivery of the Lancashire permit scheme including coordinating and inspecting works on the highway.
* The role undertakes inspections in line with the requirement of the New Roads and Street Work Act 1991 and the Lancashire permit scheme.
* Inspectors also have to meet with works operators (including utilities and contractors) to ensure effective planning of works, co-ordination and safety are in place.
* The role is critical in ensuring compliance with the national codes of practice as well as the requirements of the Lancashire permit scheme. It aims to minimise delays and disruption as a result of works and activities.
Qualifications & Requirements
* This is a full-time role (37 hours per week).
* Driving licence: full and valid driving licence is essential.
* Flexibility to work across Lancashire and outdoor travel requirements.
* Address essential & desirable criteria on the role profile as directed by Lancashire County Council.
Benefits
Benefits: There\'s fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you\'ll love with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then further days that can be purchased too - we have a generous Local Government pension with shared AVC\'s available then a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, inclusivity support groups, discounts on white goods and electronics, cycle to work schemes, salary sacrifice car lease schemes, eye tests and prescription support plus much more.
PLEASE NOTE: Any attached CVs must clearly address how the candidate specifically meets the essential & desirable criteria on the role profile. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on the LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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