Team Leader – Highway Inspections

Grade G £34,434 to £38,220

Contract permanent

Essential Requirements, Current Valid UK Driving Licence

Interview date week commencing the 18^th of May 2026

For further information about this role, contact: david.aldred@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role:

Salary - £34,434 to £38,220, pay award pending

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Highway Inspection Team Leader to oversee the delivery of a high-quality highway inspection service.

You will lead a team of Highway Safety Inspectors who are responsible for identifying and recording defects across the highway network, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and local policies. There will also be an expectation for you to perform both driven and walked highway safety inspections when the service demands.

You will also be responsible for performance monitoring, training and developing team members, and liaising with internal departments, contractors and members of the public to resolve highway issues effectively.

In addition to this role, you will provide technical guidance, manage and deliver the council’s Highway Enforcement function

About You:

Our Highways Team plays a vital role in keeping the region moving delivering safe, reliable and sustainable transport infrastructure that supports our communities and local economy. As a Team Manager, you must have the skills to manage a multi-disciplinary team.

Detailed knowledge and experience of the Highway Inspection Process, NRSWA 1991, The Highways Act 1980 and any other relevant regulations where they relate to the service are essential.

A City and Guilds Accreditation or similar in Highway Safety Inspections is desirable but not essential to this role.

The successful applicant will play a huge part in this and in return we offer a competitive benefits package, flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to build a long-term career in a stable and essential public service.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk