NRASWA Inspector

• Pay Rate: £12.59
• Location: Wider Huddersfield Area
• Job Type: Full-time (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

We are seeking a dedicated NRASWA Inspector to join our team. This role is primarily site-based, with approximately 25% of your time spent in the office. As an NRASWA Inspector, you will play a crucial role in monitoring and reporting on highway works to ensure compliance with the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRASWA) regulations and standards.

What is a NRASWA Inspector?

A NRASWA Inspector is responsible for overseeing and inspecting street and road works to ensure that they comply with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. This includes ensuring that all works are carried out with the correct signage, lighting, and guarding, and that the reinstatements of roads and pavements are done to specified standards. The role is vital for maintaining road safety and infrastructure integrity.

• Monitor and report on works on the highway by carrying out inspections under NRASWA, including inspection of works, reinstatements, and ironwork.
• Ensure that all works promoters comply with signing, lighting, and guarding requirements as required by Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual and “Safety at Street Works and Road Works: a code of Practice”.
• Ensure compliance with the “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways”.
• Record details of inspections carried out and maintain appropriate records to help ensure the recovery of relevant fees and charges, including NRASWA inspections, Section 74, Fixed Penalty Notices, and approvals for skips, scaffolding, and hoarding.
• Undertake permit compliance checks.
• Assist with the coordination of works, events on the highway, and temporary highway obstructions, ensuring compliance with safety legislation.
• Respond to enquiries, including service requests.
• Provide support, assistance, and information to Coordination Officers and other staff to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient service that meets agreed performance targets.

• Full NRASWA Supervisor accreditation.
• A full and valid driving licence and the ability to drive a council vehicle, or willingness to undertake and pass a Kirklees Council driving test.

To apply for this NRASWA Inspector position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position.