Area Inspector

Overview

Are you an experienced highways professional looking for an opportunity to make a visible impact on Buckinghamshire's highway network? We are looking for a proactive and customer-focused Area Inspector to join our Highways team.

As the face of a high-profile highways service, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving the county's highway network, investigating and resolving highway issues, engaging with residents and stakeholders, and ensuring that our assets are managed safely and effectively. This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise, customer service, and problem-solving skills in a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council's Highways Service is responsible for maintaining and improving one of the largest and most diverse highway networks in the country. Working within the Communities, Highways and Technical Services directorate, our teams are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable transport infrastructure for residents, businesses, and visitors.

The team consists of experienced highways professionals, including Area Inspectors, Safety Inspectors, Engineers, Technical Officers, and Alliance delivery partners. Together we work collaboratively to ensure the effective delivery of highways maintenance, inspections, planned improvements, and customer-focused services across Buckinghamshire.

Joining the team means becoming part of a supportive and knowledgeable environment where collaboration, professional development, and continuous improvement are encouraged. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts from across the service while building strong relationships with local communities, elected members, town and parish councils, and external stakeholders.

 

About the role

As an Area Inspector, you will be responsible for managing highways issues within an allocated area, ensuring customer enquiries are investigated, resolved, and communicated effectively. You will undertake inspections, raise accurate works orders, monitor completed works, and support the delivery of local highway improvement projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Inspecting and assessing highway defects and customer reports.
• Responding to enquiries received through Fix My Street and other customer channels.
• Raising accurate works orders in accordance with Buckinghamshire Highways specifications and policies.
• Supporting compliance with the Highway Safety Inspection Policy and CDM Regulations.
• Liaising with local councillors, town and parish councils, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Undertaking post-completion audits to ensure works are delivered to the required standards.
• Supporting safety inspections and emergency response activities when required.
• Contributing technical expertise towards planned maintenance programmes and capital schemes.
• Producing technical plans and designs to help deliver local priorities.
• Supporting enforcement activities and providing evidence where required.
• Representing the Highways Service at meetings, community events, and stakeholder forums.

This is a highly visible role that offers a unique mix of technical highways work, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery. You'll have the opportunity to influence local priorities, improve the network for residents, and see the direct results of your work on the ground.

We are committed to supporting your professional development and offer opportunities to broaden your technical expertise, gain experience in project delivery, and develop your stakeholder management and leadership skills as part of a progressive highways service.

 

Mobile:

A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

 

About you

We're looking for someone with experience in highways maintenance, inspections, or a related technical field who can work independently while building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Experience working within highways maintenance, inspections, asset management, or a related professional field.
• Knowledge of relevant highways legislation, regulations, and best practice, including the Highways Act 1980 and CDM Regulations.
• Experience using asset management and works ordering systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical information to a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent customer service skills and experience responding to enquiries and complaints professionally.
• The ability to build effective relationships with councillors, communities, contractors, and partner organisations.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload independently.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify practical solutions.
• Experience of managing or contributing to small projects, schemes, or improvement programmes.
• A commitment to health and safety and continuous improvement.

Essential Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ Level 4, degree level, or equivalent experience.
• Full UK manual driving licence.
• Ability to converse confidently and professionally with members of the public in spoken English.

Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant technical or professional qualification.
• Lantra 6033 Highways Inspections Qualification.
• Extensive experience of highways safety inspections and highways maintenance activities.

Other information

Please see the attached job summary for further information on this role.

Location: Griffin Lane Depot, Aylesbury

Number of positions available: 1

Closing date: Sunday 9th August 2026
Interview date: [To be confirmed]
Interview process: In-person interview

If you would like to have an informal conversation about this role, please contact:Lee Meakes – Highways Team Leader  [email protected]  or Roberto Corigliano – Highways Lead [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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