Senior Street Works Inspector

About the role Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Street Works Inspector to join our Living Places business unit to work in Southampton.

Role Purpose :

• To lead a team of Street Works Inspectors, whilst also undertaking general Inspector duties. To ensure key contractual targets are achieved;
• To be the lead point of contact for NRSWA related escalations (both internal and external) within the contract areas. To ensure processes and procedures are in place for effective monitoring of all activities on the highway network.

What you'll be doing As a Senior Street Works Inspector you will:

• To have an excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation, including; New Roads & Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act and Highways Act, in particular how these control & impact the undertaking of activities on the highway;
• To have an excellent understanding of The Specification of the Reinstatment of Openings in the Highway;
• To have a good working knowledge of the key Asset Management principles. Including a clear understanding of specifications, and the ability to identify & highlight any potential risks to Highways Assets;
• To coordinate Inspection resources ensuring effective service delivery across two contracts. To manage staff performance, development and wellbeing, aligning to Balfour Beatty processes & policies;
• To build and maintain excellent customer & stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally. To be the contract lead for all NRSWA related enquiries, supporting the wider contract as required;
• To ensure that all contractual documentation is completed and recorded. To ensure that all staff hours are accurately assigned;
• To establish efficient and effective processes, ensuring key contractual targets are achieved. To support and contribute towards the delivery of regular performance meetings with works promoters. To contribute to the delivery of key contractual reporting;
• To be a clear and confident communicator, both in writing and face to face. To be confident in presenting to various stakeholders. To lead internal and external meetings;
• To have an excellent working knowledge of relevant Health & Safety requirements. To attend regular group meetings, reporting on updates as required. To deliver HSES updates to staff;
• Undertake personal training and development as required in order to build own skill, knowledge and competence. To support development of staff through the PDR process. To cascade relevant updates to the team.

Who we're looking for Personal Qualities and Experience:

• Extensive experience in a Network Management environment, in particular Street Works;
• A working knowledge of Permit Schemes for road & street works;
• Working knowledge and experience of legislation and codes of practice as they relate to role;
• Experience of successfully working to targets and tight deadlines;
• Working knowledge of Street Works management systems e.g Street Manager;
• Educated to GCSE standard;
• NRSWA Supervisors Accreditation.

Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on. About us The way we live our lives is changing fast: where and how we live, work, travel, shop, relax and socialise. The evolving nature of our society means we all need to shape our environment to meet a complex array of individual and collective needs.

Living Places works in partnership with Local Authorities to consult, finance, design, build and manage the essential place infrastructure that local communities and national economies need to prosper and grow.

We are right at the heart of a dynamic ‘place shaping’ agenda that brings Local Authorities, local communities, Central Government, and the Private Sector together to create safe, sustainable, flexible and dynamic public spaces geared to community social need, economic growth and personal well-being as well as being environmentally sustainable.

The provision of maintenance services for highways is only a small part of what is really needed. Our focus has moved beyond the ‘road’ to deliver the potential of the ‘street’: a dynamic public place that connects and combines local community and business needs, encourages social interaction and helps pedestrians, motorists, bus riders, and cyclists to coexist safely. Building great public spaces with resource efficient assets enables functional, flexible and inspirational places to be at the heart of the community.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

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