Job Description

Job Category: Non-Teaching
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Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is 36,363 (Level one) rising to 39,152 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH
We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .

About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Highways Safety Inspector to join our Highway Services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a high-performing project team delivering vital highway maintenance across Nottingham City.
As a Highway Safety Inspector, you will play an integral role in assessing roads and related infrastructure to identify defects and hazards and ensure they meet our relevant safety standards for the public.
Key Responsibilities:

• To inspect and monitor all aspects of highway maintenance and activities affecting the highway
• To carry out safety/structural inspections and Annual Engineering Inspections (AEI's) by vehicle and on foot
• To carry out and report on investigations related to accidents and damage claims from members of the public
• To participate in the operation of the highways' emergency response service and other out-of-hours operations, on a on-call rota basis

About You

• Able to work to deadlines, good time management.
• Experience of legislation, standards and regulations appropriate to highway maintenance and management, including the "Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure" code of practice

The ideal candidate must have:

• LANTRA or be a C & G Accredited Highways Inspector
• A full driving licence

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At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquirie,s please contact Mark Bradbury, Highway Maintenance Strategic Manager, by telephone on 07983477526 or by email at
Closing Date: 10th October 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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About Us:
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

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