Bridge Inspector
Contract: Essex Highways
Location: Chelmsford
Contract Type: Permanent
Join our team in Essex as a Highway Structures Inspector, where you’ll play a key role in delivering inspections across the county’s bridges and other structures. Working both independently and within a close-knit team, you'll help maintain and improve asset information by carrying out Principal, General, and Monitoring Inspections.
This hands-on role involves using BridgeStation and a variety of access methods - including on foot, MEWP, boat, and drone - to carry out thorough and accurate inspections.
The Role
•Undertake inspection of highway structures.
•Accurate identification and reporting of defects.
•Immediate reporting of safety defects to line manager.
• Represent Essex Highways in public, and to provide feedback to public on demand.
•To produce well-presented and accurate reports and sketches.
About You
• Full driving licence is essential as the position requires county wide travel.
•Candidate will be able to work throughout the day across multiple terrain types, including: river inverts in water, river banks and embankments, rural/urban locations. Ability to walk up and down sometimes steep inclines is essential.
•A degree, HND in Civil or Structural Engineering or demonstrable equivalent on job learning.
•Good understanding of structural behaviour and detailed knowledge of inspection codes and standards.
•Demonstrable ability in assessing risk in relation to highway structures and proposing mitigation measures when safety defects are identified.
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:
1. Sick Pay
2. Competitive salary
3. Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
4. A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
5. Life Assurance
6. Employee Assistance Programme
7. 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.