Inspection Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

The team is made up of 4 Inspectors, 1 Senior Engineer and a Principal Officer. The base for the team is Municipal Buildings Kingsway Widnes.

Most of the work is site based but orders are issued from the office/home.

As part of the team, you will have to personally deal with the General Public, Our Contractor, Various Utilities and Local Councillors.

Hours: 37 Flexible working is available between the hours of 7.30am -7.00pm.

Your Contributions:

We are seeking an Inspection Officer to carry out routine inspections of public and private highways, identifying defects and hazards ensuring compliance with the Highways Act 1980.

You will be responsible for recording and reporting issues, coordinating repairs, gathering photographic evidence for the defence of insurance claims against the Council both internally to the Council and its insurers. Evidence from your inspections may be required to assist in defending claims and you will be required to give evidence in court when required.

This physically demanding role requires walking inspections and regular travel across the borough.

A valid driving license and vehicle access are essential. Reasonable adjustments will be made under the Equality Act.

Self-motivated and capable of working independently you will be skilled in managing stakeholder relationships

You will have:

• A HND in an engineering discipline or similar relevant technical qualification, which will need to be kept up to date, or experience
• Experience in highway inspection or site investigation with a proven ability to work effectively with contractors.
• Understanding of highway and traffic legislation and statutory requirements, with basic knowledge of highway construction methods
• Strong customer service skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Ian Vernon @ ian.vernon@halton.gov.uk

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!