Safety Inspector

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for 2 Safety Inspectors to join our Roads service – one on a temporary basis for up to two years and the other on a permanent basis.

Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability (NRS) brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place-making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects of the city, please read on.

The post is a critical part of a team that fulfils our statutory duties under the Roads (Scotland) Act by undertaking safety inspections of the road network and associated infrastructure including street lighting assets.

The postholder will undertake walked and driven safety and condition inspections to identify, record condition data and defects on the road network and instruct repairs, as necessary. The data obtained via inspections will be used to defend the Council in public liability claims and may be required to explain decisions – and risk assessment – in a legal setting. The post will require a significant amount of walking and lone working.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Weekly hours: 35

Work pattern:
Monday – Friday

Annual salary: £25,151.16 – £26,745.03 on an incremental scale

Additional payments:
In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £743 per annum.

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203 hours) after 5 years’ service
• 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and personal accident insurance
• Occupational sickness pay
• Staff benefit scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

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Please note this is a re‑advertisement and previous applicants should not re‑apply.

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