Safety Inspector

Overview

We're looking for a dedicated and proactive Safety Inspector to join our Highways and Technical Service—playing a key front‑line role in keeping Buckinghamshire’s road network safe, reliable and well maintained. If you have strong technical knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and a passion for improving the local environment for residents and road users, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. 

Highways and Technical Services play a vital role in supporting our communities, keeping the county moving and ensuring our transport network is safe, resilient and well‑managed. We’re ambitious, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Our Highways team works to ensure the road network in Buckinghamshire is safe for those travelling through, working and living in it through delivery our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.

You’ll be part of a supportive environment that values expertise, encourages learning, and promotes forward‑thinking approaches to managing our highways. As part of our ambition to deliver the very best highways service for Buckinghamshire, we have recently reshaped our service, creating a stronger, more resilient and forward‑looking structure. This transformation reflects both local priorities and significant national developments in the sector. These posts offer a genuine opportunity to grow your career in the Local Government & Highways sector, and ensure we continue to deliver a high‑quality, safe and efficient highway network.

About the role

As a Safety Inspector, you will lead and support the delivery of highway safety inspections, ensuring compliance with statutory and local policy requirements. This is a varied, mobile role carried out in all weather conditions, with autonomy to manage your workload and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the service.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out highway safety inspections in line with policies and required timescales.
• Ensure compliance with the Highways Safety Inspection Policy and highlight issues or improvements.
• Raise accurate works orders aligned to specifications and CDM requirements.
• Support Fix My Street and customer enquiries with timely, professional responses.
• Work collaboratively with Area Inspectors, Highways Leads, Members, and local partners.
• Contribute to updates of inspection processes and procedures.
• Lead small local projects or improvement initiatives.
• Complete post‑works audits to assess quality and compliance.
• Support incident and emergency responses when needed.
• Capture and report inspection data to support business planning and investment decisions.
• Promote safe working practices and escalate risks appropriately.

About you

We’re looking for a confident and proactive new starter that wants to grow with our service and develop their career in the Highways service. A quick learner with a keen eye for assisting our teams improving the lives of Buckinghamshire residents through completion of our Highway Safety Inspection Policy.

You should have the ability to work collaboratively, have a keen ethic for enhancing your skills and working as a team to manage issues on the Highway network. As well as represent the service with credibility in defending the Council under our duties of the Highways Act 1980. If you’re motivated, solutions‑focused, and ready to make a tangible difference to Buckinghamshire’s highway network, and, are keen for a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

Other information

For further information on this role please see the attached job summary.

It will be starting in an office setting every day, site based during the day and returning back to an office to continue with admin tasks. Hybrid role.

Closing date: 16^th March 2026

Interview date: W/C 23^rd March 2026

Interview-type: In person

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact: Lee Meakes [email protected]

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. 

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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