An exciting opportunity exists for you to join the Council’s Street Works Team. We are looking to recruit a Street Works Inspector to monitor works under the London Permit Scheme.

An understanding of LoPS, Traffic Management Act and the associated Codes of Practice would be an advantage.  A relevant Street Works qualification or experience of traffic management is desirable.

Experience in street works coordination or an operational support environment is also desirable, although training will be provided. 

Excellent customer service and communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with colleagues, other departments, Utilities and the public, with an aim of minimising disruption resulting from street works on the Borough road network.

The candidate should have good IT skills and a working knowledge of MS Office applications as well as being able to adapt to a range of bespoke IT systems and databases. You will be required to show initiative and work on your own as well as part of a team.

A minimum of 3 GCSE’s grade C passes should be held including English, Maths, and preferably an IT qualification.

Occasional weekend and evening working is required to fulfil the needs of this role.

For an informal discussion about this post please call Sophie Cornell on 020 3045 4517.

What we offer

• Relocation package up to £8,000
• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
• Performance Related Pay
• 23 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices
• Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
• MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

Your Application

• Closing Date for your application: 13/08/2019
• Please visit https://jobs.bexley.gov.uk/wrlive to find out more and apply.  CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.
• Anticipated/Interview date: week commencing TBC

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.