Highways Safety Inspector
| Company: | Kier Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | B7 5HR |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
We're looking for a Highways Safety Inspector to join our Birmingham team based in Birmingham. As a Highways Safety Inspector, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe and serviceable highway network.
Location: Birmingham - site based 5 days per weekHours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per weekSalary: up to £30,530 per year + benefitsWe are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Highways Safety Inspector, you'll carry out risk-based inspections, identify and record defects accurately, and provide clear evidence that supports public safety, statutory compliance, and effective works planning. Your day to day will include:
-Carrying out driven, walked and technology-supported highway safety inspections in line with local policy and best practice
-Identifying, assessing and recording defects across highway assets, applying professional judgement to support timely intervention
-Managing works orders and customer enquiries within data-management systems, ensuring records are accurate and auditable
-Supporting works planning and performance reporting through reliable inspection data
-Building effective relationships with stakeholders and providing evidence for claims defence when required
What are we looking for?
This role of Highways Safety Inspector is ideal for someone who:
-Holds a Lantra Highway Inspector qualification or equivalent recognised highway inspection certification
-Has a full UK driving licence and is confident carrying out inspections across a busy highway network
-Demonstrates strong knowledge of highway maintenance standards, legislation, inspection procedures and health & safety requirements
-Is a confident communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, capable of building relationships and managing workloads independently
-Is comfortable using highway asset management systems, mobile technology and digital reporting tools to capture accurate inspection data
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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