Career opportunities Highways Inspector

Team: Highway Area Team

Job Family: Enabling - CBG8
Salary: 31022 - 33 851 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 17th June 2026
Interview Date: W/C 10th July 2026

About the role:

Our Highways team is committed to delivering a high-quality road network across the region. By ensuring our highways are safe well-maintained and fit for purpose we help make Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work. As a Highways Inspector you will play a vital role in achieving this vision. You will be responsible for ensuring the network remains safe and serviceable for residents and businesses by carrying out planned inspections identifying defects and raising task orders for repairs. You will also build strong relationships by liaising with town and parish councils local councillors and other stakeholders assessing highway issues and responding addition you will help identify and deliver improvement works that enhance the overall network.

This is a role where you can make a real difference providing local people with an outstanding highway network and helping to unlock the full potential of the area to enable you to find your greatness.

Across Central Bedfordshire thousands of residents businesses and visitors use our roads every day. Youll make sure they get a good experience whether theyre walking driving or cycling. The first step is to be responsible for what is happening on the highway network in your area. Youll be the primary point of contact for elected members and town and parish councils for your area. You will assist the Highway Maintenance Manager with the management of the Councils highway asset to ensure that the resources available are used to maintain the asset in the optimum way. To make sure were working efficiently youll monitor the performance of highway contract procedures and check they comply with rules.

Youve worked in highways maintenance before so youre used to dealing with contracts works and customers. You build good working relationships drawing on strong communication skills. You also ensure Health & Safety is paramount at all times. You will be IT-literate and a natural problem solver.

Join us and take advantage of a generous rewards package and the chance to learn and progress. Be part of our team and find your greatness by giving our communities exceptional roads.

Please provide a covering letter setting out how you meet the essential criteria for this position.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position please contact: Nick Carofalo at or call 0

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