Highways Inspector

Oxfordshire

£35.88ph

Full Time Contract – 6 Month Contract

Job Purpose:

• To undertake statutory and risk-based highway safety inspections and associated activities to ensure the highway network remains safe, serviceable, and compliant with relevant legislation. The role also provides a proactive customer engagement function, acting as a key interface between the service, stakeholders, and the public.
• The post supports the Council’s ability to defend third party claims through accurate inspection records and timely defect identification and resolution.

Highway Safety Inspections

• Undertake planned, cyclical, and ad hoc road safety inspections of the highway network, including carriageways, footways, and associated assets.
• Identify, risk assess, and categorise defects in accordance with policy and national codes of practice.
• Raise works orders and ensure defects are progressed within agreed timescales.
• Maintain accurate inspection records to support statutory defence (Section 58 and liability claims).
• Undertake follow-up inspections and quality checks on completed works.

Network Monitoring and Compliance

• Monitor works undertaken on the highway to ensure compliance with council standards and specifications.
• Identify defects or non-compliant works and initiate remedial or enforcement action where required

Customer Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a primary point of contact for highway-related enquiries within a defined area.
• Respond to customer complaints, councillor enquiries, and public reports in a timely and professional manner.
• Liaise with Town and Parish Councils, elected Members, and community groups on highway issues.
• Work collaboratively with the Engagement Team to manage and prioritise customer-driven inspection activity.

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