Job Title - NRSWA/Streetworks Inspector
Location - Merseyside
Salary from - £32,240 + benefits
Working Hours - 37
Help us create a better future, quicker
The main aim of the role is the effective management of Highway served Defects & Coring failures within the designated operating area, liaising with Local Authorities and SP Energy Networks contract partners.
The Streetworks Inspector will also undertake Reinstatement Inspections & Safety Audits on works within the highway making sure Chapter 8, The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, the SROH and SPEN Cable Contract are adhered to.
What You’ll Be Doing
Inspection and Compliance Oversight
Responsible for managing inspections, defects, coring, and other related activities, ensuring thorough reporting to the relevant Contractor and Team Leader. This includes implementing, monitoring, and reporting on NRSWA Reinstatement site audits, as well as conducting site safety compliance audits in accordance with Chapter 8 standards. All contractor work is reviewed to ensure alignment with the Cable Contract Framework.
Stakeholder Engagement and Liaison
Regularly liaise with internal business units regarding NRSWA reinstatements and maintain active communication with the Highways Authority within the designated district. Attend and represent the company at meetings and participate in Contractor Liaison meetings to raise and resolve relevant issues. Support operational personnel by providing expert advice on Streetworks and excavation activities.
Policy Implementation and Training
Apply Streetworks policy and best practice standards across all relevant operations. Ensure contractors and business units are informed of the correct processes and documentation required for NRSWA compliance. Deliver staff training on new developments, procedures, and practices to maintain high standards and regulatory alignment.
Sustainability and Financial Administration
Work collaboratively with contractors to encourage the use of recycled materials, contributing to the business’s carbon footprint reduction goals. Assist with the invoicing and receipting of NRSWA charges and associated outputs, ensuring accurate financial tracking and accountability. Investigate failures and defects affecting Energy Networks Streetworks and excavations to support continuous improvement.
What You’ll Bring
Working knowledge of:
- Chapter 8, New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 & SROH V4.
- Codes of practice relating to Streetworks activities.
Awareness Of
- Health, safety and environmental legislation when working in the Highway.
- Reinstatement materials used within the Highway.
Able To
- Plan time to optimise workload to meet business requirements.
- Establish good working relationships with the business and contractors.
- Communicate effectively to the business and equivalents within contract organisations.
- Influence with both internal and external parties.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to devise solutions to complex problems/challenges.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Supervisor's qualification on the Streetworks Qualifications Register.
- Valid Full UK driving license.
Minimum Criteria
- Operatives qualification on the Streetworks Qualifications Register.
- Experience working within the Highway.
- Computer literacy – e.g. Microsoft Office suite.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
Benefits
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
- Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously.
We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links
to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to
[email protected].
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Matt Hellen via
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Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
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