Contract: Essex Highways
Location: Chelmsford
Contract Type: Permanent
The Streetworks team are responsible for ensuring Essex Highways meets its obligations under the New Roads & Street Works Act and in the effective delivery of the Essex Permit Scheme. Ensuring compliance with regulations, codes of practice and local procedures. Co-ordinating works and other activities on the highway network. Protecting the highway asset and minimising delays and disruption to highway users.
The Role
Streetworks Inspectors are responsible for carrying out inspections of utility companies, contractors and other 3rd parties working on the Essex highway network. Inspectors are required to make accurate records of those inspections and findings so that utility companies and other 3rd parties and their contractors can complete remedial repairs.
Inspections are carried out either by walking, wheeling, or by car. When the postholder is carrying out walked or wheeled inspections they will be required to cover substantial distances of approximately 10 miles each day.
Job Description
About You
Experience of dealing with members of the public and dealing with compliments and complaints.
Conversant with modern IT packages including Microsoft applications – Word, Excel and Teams.
Good written and verbal communication, organisational and interpersonal skills (including report and document writing).
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That's why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
* Sick Pay
* Competitive salary
* Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
* A variety of discounts through our "RJ Rewards" app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
* Life Assurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
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