Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Streetworks Inspector on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: To carry out inspections, monitoring and enforce all street works and events on the highway through effective communication and the use of specialist software, ensuring that these works are completed to the required specification and are undertaken safely with minimum disruption to highway users and the local community as well as protecting the council's investment/assets/highway infrastructure. Thereby, ensuring that the Council fulfils its statutory duties and obligations imposed by the New Road and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991, the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004, the Highways Act 1980 and the East of England Permit Scheme (EEPS). You will be responsible to: Undertake programme of inspections of Utility works in accordance with NRSWA1991 ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with the Permit, the Specification for Reinstatements of Openings in the Highway Code of Practice and Safety at Streetworks & Roadworks Code of Practice. Carrying out inspections, identifying defects, recording, assessing remedial action required and informing the utility/ contractor to carry out this in an effective manner. Carry out safety inspections for Highway licences including scaffolding, hoarding and skips. Carrying out inspections, identifying defects, recording, assessing remedial action required and informing the utility/ contractor to carry out this in an effective manner. Ensure all relevant evidence is accurately recorded to allow recovery of moneys owed including attending Court as necessary. Represent Luton Borough Council at meetings with utilities and developers providing the necessary professional and technical advice to utilities and contractors and other stakeholders to clarify issues that may emanate ensuring mutual co-operation and resolution of operational problems are alleviated. Instigate under section 72 of NRSWA 1991 a coring programme to carry out investigatory works to ensure that the utility company has restored the road to the required standard. Investigate customer complaints relating to the utility works. Ensure that the matter is satisfactorily resolved including ensuring that the complainant is kept informed at all stages. Skills and Experience: Demonstrable site supervisory experience within a highway environment Demonstrable office experience in a customer/ public service environment Able to investigate situations to establish facts and circumstances, collate, analyse information and data to draft factual reports and letters Demonstrable organisation skills - Able to organise workload to meet work demands, targets and deadlines Demonstrable communication skills - able to consult and negotiate with others inside and outside Council and build collaborative relationships to gain commitment from them Demonstrable knowledge of the New Road and Street Works Act, the Traffic Management Act 2004, Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, CDM Regulations and Health and Safety Legislation BTEC Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience and training Hold or able to obtain NRSWA accreditation (within 2 months of starting position) Able to travel efficiently to sites around the Borough on a daily basis in order to carry out site inspections for compliance Able to visit sites and attend meetings and emergencies outside normal working hours at sites through the Borough About Us Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council. Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years. We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Mar 27, 2025
Seasonal
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Streetworks Inspector on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: To carry out inspections, monitoring and enforce all street works and events on the highway through effective communication and the use of specialist software, ensuring that these works are completed to the required specification and are undertaken safely with minimum disruption to highway users and the local community as well as protecting the council's investment/assets/highway infrastructure. Thereby, ensuring that the Council fulfils its statutory duties and obligations imposed by the New Road and Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991, the Traffic Management Act (TMA) 2004, the Highways Act 1980 and the East of England Permit Scheme (EEPS). You will be responsible to: Undertake programme of inspections of Utility works in accordance with NRSWA1991 ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with the Permit, the Specification for Reinstatements of Openings in the Highway Code of Practice and Safety at Streetworks & Roadworks Code of Practice. Carrying out inspections, identifying defects, recording, assessing remedial action required and informing the utility/ contractor to carry out this in an effective manner. Carry out safety inspections for Highway licences including scaffolding, hoarding and skips. Carrying out inspections, identifying defects, recording, assessing remedial action required and informing the utility/ contractor to carry out this in an effective manner. Ensure all relevant evidence is accurately recorded to allow recovery of moneys owed including attending Court as necessary. Represent Luton Borough Council at meetings with utilities and developers providing the necessary professional and technical advice to utilities and contractors and other stakeholders to clarify issues that may emanate ensuring mutual co-operation and resolution of operational problems are alleviated. Instigate under section 72 of NRSWA 1991 a coring programme to carry out investigatory works to ensure that the utility company has restored the road to the required standard. Investigate customer complaints relating to the utility works. Ensure that the matter is satisfactorily resolved including ensuring that the complainant is kept informed at all stages. Skills and Experience: Demonstrable site supervisory experience within a highway environment Demonstrable office experience in a customer/ public service environment Able to investigate situations to establish facts and circumstances, collate, analyse information and data to draft factual reports and letters Demonstrable organisation skills - Able to organise workload to meet work demands, targets and deadlines Demonstrable communication skills - able to consult and negotiate with others inside and outside Council and build collaborative relationships to gain commitment from them Demonstrable knowledge of the New Road and Street Works Act, the Traffic Management Act 2004, Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, CDM Regulations and Health and Safety Legislation BTEC Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience and training Hold or able to obtain NRSWA accreditation (within 2 months of starting position) Able to travel efficiently to sites around the Borough on a daily basis in order to carry out site inspections for compliance Able to visit sites and attend meetings and emergencies outside normal working hours at sites through the Borough About Us Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council. Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years. We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Permit Officer £24 - £26 per hour 3-month contract initially Are you a Permit Officer that is currently looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Permit Officer to join a busy Council in the home counties. This is a full-time contract offered on an on-going basis, initially for 3 months. Key Responsibilities: To support the Principal Network Planning Officers, Team Leader and Head of Service to ensure that all notices, licence and permit applications received satisfy legislative specifications and that Council objectives are achieved. Represent the Council as an officer to educate and work in partnership with relevant organisations to enhance the safety and well-being of the public About You: Previous experience in Permitting is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Streetworks Inspectors and Coordinators across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more. Further Information: For a full description and further information on the role, please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on (phone number removed) / (url removed) Footnote: If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please email us.
Mar 25, 2025
Contractor
Permit Officer £24 - £26 per hour 3-month contract initially Are you a Permit Officer that is currently looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Permit Officer to join a busy Council in the home counties. This is a full-time contract offered on an on-going basis, initially for 3 months. Key Responsibilities: To support the Principal Network Planning Officers, Team Leader and Head of Service to ensure that all notices, licence and permit applications received satisfy legislative specifications and that Council objectives are achieved. Represent the Council as an officer to educate and work in partnership with relevant organisations to enhance the safety and well-being of the public About You: Previous experience in Permitting is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Streetworks Inspectors and Coordinators across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more. Further Information: For a full description and further information on the role, please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on (phone number removed) / (url removed) Footnote: If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please email us.
An opportunity has arisen for a Streetworks / NRSWA Inspector to join a client in London. Your main duties include inspecting the work carried out by utility & highways contractors, coordinating and issuing permits for the works across the area, assessing traffic management plans and ensuring all works are compliant with the legislation. Further duties include section 81 inspections, customer complaints resolutions, core sampling and defect inspection. This is a full-time permanent position. The salary on offer is £38,000 - £42,000 per annum + package and benefits - negotiable for the right candidate. Flexible working and working from home options are available. Key Responsibilities: To assist in the management of the streetworks and road works throughout the area To ensure all streetworks and road works comply with the requirements of the NRSWA and the Traffic Management Act 2004, whilst causing minimal disruption. To assess and grant streetworks permits To assist with the co-ordination of highway related work What is required? As the successful candidate, you will have a good working knowledge of NRSWA and TMA legislation as well as relevant qualifications Previous experience in Highways and Streetworks is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Coordinators and Officers with similar backgrounds across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more. For a full description and further information on the role, please call Ilya Donets at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 25+ years experience in this market. Please call Ilya at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information. By applying for this position you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage you wish to withdraw your consent please email us.
Mar 25, 2025
Full time
An opportunity has arisen for a Streetworks / NRSWA Inspector to join a client in London. Your main duties include inspecting the work carried out by utility & highways contractors, coordinating and issuing permits for the works across the area, assessing traffic management plans and ensuring all works are compliant with the legislation. Further duties include section 81 inspections, customer complaints resolutions, core sampling and defect inspection. This is a full-time permanent position. The salary on offer is £38,000 - £42,000 per annum + package and benefits - negotiable for the right candidate. Flexible working and working from home options are available. Key Responsibilities: To assist in the management of the streetworks and road works throughout the area To ensure all streetworks and road works comply with the requirements of the NRSWA and the Traffic Management Act 2004, whilst causing minimal disruption. To assess and grant streetworks permits To assist with the co-ordination of highway related work What is required? As the successful candidate, you will have a good working knowledge of NRSWA and TMA legislation as well as relevant qualifications Previous experience in Highways and Streetworks is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Coordinators and Officers with similar backgrounds across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more. For a full description and further information on the role, please call Ilya Donets at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 25+ years experience in this market. Please call Ilya at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information. By applying for this position you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage you wish to withdraw your consent please email us.
Construction Supervisor – South East Wales - £35,000 with Bonus and excellent benefits
Joining Ogi is a unique opportunity to work within an innovative Welsh business and one of the fastest-growing companies in Wales.
You may have known us previously as Spectrum Internet and NSUK, but we've rebranded to Ogi - a new name that reflects our commitment to serving Welsh communities. We’ve received a multi-million-pound investment and are currently in the thick of our large-scale full-fibre internet deployment across South Wales!
We are looking for a Construction Supervisor to work across our East Wales patch and supervise civils, cabling and testing works, ensuring that the fibre build is supported and delivered safely, to the specified plan, appropriate technical policies and expected quality standards.
About you…
You will be looking after on-site activities for a section of our Fibre to the Home network infrastructure build so experience in a similar area is key. The role will require a high degree of self-motivation, along with the ability to work independently, as you work to support the Project Manager and be the key interface into the ground activities supervising contractors, quality checking and auditing network build.
You should also have the ability to self-direct and prioritise complex and varied workloads with great attention to detail. Other experience we’re looking for includes -
* Understanding and experience of providing Civils solutions
* NRSWA Supervisor/ Contractor Supervision Experience
* Experience in dealing with suppliers, ensuring compliance on delivery, safety and quality
* Experience of delivering Fibre Networks (FTTP/H)
* Experience in Survey and Planning of Fibre Networks
An accreditation in NRWSA Streetworks is essential as well as a current driving licence.
What you’ll be doing…
This role is key to driving fluidity in the works by investigating and overcoming problems, working collaboratively with suppliers and counterparts across the business and the HA inspectors/stewards.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
* Manage on-site relationships with construction contractors
* Site condition surveys prior to commencement of civils works and Onsite auditing of the works
* Ensure the works are safe and comply with Ogi’s Health & Safety policies and that signing, lighting and guarding complies with the requirements of the ‘Red Book.’
* Ensure the works present a safe and professional image through high standards of appearance, good housekeeping, upkeep of appropriate PPE and hoardings, vehicles and equipment.
* Ensure the completion tests and commissioning tests are completed in accordance with the specification and delivered to Ogi in a timely manner
* Contractor / Supplier Supervision (including Civils, Cabling and Jointing, Survey, Whereabouts, Customer Site Installs)
* Safety and Quality checks
* NRSWA Street Work Compliance (Noticing, Signing Lighting Guarding, Surface Re-instatement and Repair, Defect Investigation)
* Infrastructure Network Activities Support (Design, Plan, Survey, Build, Problem Resolution, Customer Visits, Handover to Service, Network Audits, Network Records, Delivery Tracking)
* Supplier Support (Field Visits, Depot Visits, Quality Advice, Compliance, Tool-Box Talks)
Next Steps?
Please get in touch for a confidential chat, or to see the full job description. If you don't consider yourself as ticking all the requirements but you think you'd be a good fit for us, feel free to message for a chat too
Aug 24, 2023
Permanent
Construction Supervisor – South East Wales - £35,000 with Bonus and excellent benefits
Joining Ogi is a unique opportunity to work within an innovative Welsh business and one of the fastest-growing companies in Wales.
You may have known us previously as Spectrum Internet and NSUK, but we've rebranded to Ogi - a new name that reflects our commitment to serving Welsh communities. We’ve received a multi-million-pound investment and are currently in the thick of our large-scale full-fibre internet deployment across South Wales!
We are looking for a Construction Supervisor to work across our East Wales patch and supervise civils, cabling and testing works, ensuring that the fibre build is supported and delivered safely, to the specified plan, appropriate technical policies and expected quality standards.
About you…
You will be looking after on-site activities for a section of our Fibre to the Home network infrastructure build so experience in a similar area is key. The role will require a high degree of self-motivation, along with the ability to work independently, as you work to support the Project Manager and be the key interface into the ground activities supervising contractors, quality checking and auditing network build.
You should also have the ability to self-direct and prioritise complex and varied workloads with great attention to detail. Other experience we’re looking for includes -
* Understanding and experience of providing Civils solutions
* NRSWA Supervisor/ Contractor Supervision Experience
* Experience in dealing with suppliers, ensuring compliance on delivery, safety and quality
* Experience of delivering Fibre Networks (FTTP/H)
* Experience in Survey and Planning of Fibre Networks
An accreditation in NRWSA Streetworks is essential as well as a current driving licence.
What you’ll be doing…
This role is key to driving fluidity in the works by investigating and overcoming problems, working collaboratively with suppliers and counterparts across the business and the HA inspectors/stewards.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
* Manage on-site relationships with construction contractors
* Site condition surveys prior to commencement of civils works and Onsite auditing of the works
* Ensure the works are safe and comply with Ogi’s Health & Safety policies and that signing, lighting and guarding complies with the requirements of the ‘Red Book.’
* Ensure the works present a safe and professional image through high standards of appearance, good housekeeping, upkeep of appropriate PPE and hoardings, vehicles and equipment.
* Ensure the completion tests and commissioning tests are completed in accordance with the specification and delivered to Ogi in a timely manner
* Contractor / Supplier Supervision (including Civils, Cabling and Jointing, Survey, Whereabouts, Customer Site Installs)
* Safety and Quality checks
* NRSWA Street Work Compliance (Noticing, Signing Lighting Guarding, Surface Re-instatement and Repair, Defect Investigation)
* Infrastructure Network Activities Support (Design, Plan, Survey, Build, Problem Resolution, Customer Visits, Handover to Service, Network Audits, Network Records, Delivery Tracking)
* Supplier Support (Field Visits, Depot Visits, Quality Advice, Compliance, Tool-Box Talks)
Next Steps?
Please get in touch for a confidential chat, or to see the full job description. If you don't consider yourself as ticking all the requirements but you think you'd be a good fit for us, feel free to message for a chat too
