Safety Inspector - M25

About The Role

We are seeking a dedicated Highways Safety Inspector to join our dynamic team and play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of safety across our road networks.

This is a site-based role, undertaking Highway Safety Inspections across the M25 DBFO Network. The Highway Safety Inspector will carry out daily driven and monthly walked inspections to identify safety defects across multiple asset types that may pose a risk to road users and customers. You will be responsible for identifying and escalating defect information to the relevant network teams, enabling timely hazard mitigation and defect repairs.

Flexible working based out of Swanley with travel to projects or other offices as required. The role will predominantly be site-based, driving the M25 network on a daily basis.

• Safety Compliance:
  Conduct thorough inspections of highways, roads, and related infrastructure to ensure compliance with safety regulations, standards, and policies.
• Risk Assessment:
  Identify and assess potential highway safety hazards, monitor asset condition, and elevate Category 1 defects to Network Traffic Control Operators (NTCO), ensuring safety-critical risks are promptly identified, communicated and acted upon to prevent accidents and enhance overall safety.
• Quality Assurance:
  Evaluate maintenance activities to ensure they meet established safety standards and specifications, providing timely feedback to project teams.
• Data Analysis:
  Collect and analyse road safety data to support the development of comprehensive safety strategies.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with stakeholders including National Highways, CPS depot teams, and local communities to promote a culture of safety and implement best practices.
• Coordination:
  Manage daily inspection programmes and maintain accurate inspection records in the Confirm asset management system.

• Full driving licence (B/B1)
• Previous experience in a highway maintenance contract
• Knowledge and experience of highway and motorway defects
• Understanding of highway construction and repair requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• CSCS Site Visitor Card
• Preferred:
  Lantra Highway Safety Inspection Qualification (or equivalent)

• Typically day shifts with requirement to travel on various M25 routes throughout the week to record asset conditions.
• There will be on ocacssion requirements to work weekends or public holidays.
• Full Driving License.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25…