Senior Structures Inspector

M25 Limited; Leatherhead, Dartford, South Mimms; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Senior Structure Inspector to conduct civil and structural inspections. You will ensure standards and compliance while managing inspection activities across the network. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in highway inspection and hold relevant certifications. This role offers competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements, designed to enhance team collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in highway inspection, construction, or related civil engineering field.
• Advanced understanding of defects in various materials.
• Proficiency with inspection tools and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and identify defects in structures.
• Ensure all necessary documentation is in place prior to inspections.
• Maintain accurate logs of inspections.

Skills

Highway inspection experience

Team management

Attention to detail

Health and safety knowledge

Education

Certification under Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme

Tools

Structure inspection tools

Agile Assets

Confirm

Microsoft packages

Job description

The Senior Structure Inspector will undertake civil, structural, and bridge condition inspections in line with inspection schedules and CPS policies, procedures, and guidance. These inspections will include General and Principal inspections. The post holder plays a key role in supporting the delivery of the Structures Inspections Programme. Working closely with the Inspections Lead and a team of Inspectors, the post holder ensures inspections are properly permitted, coordinated, and executed to the required standards. This role is essential for maintaining the quality and timeliness of inspection activities across the network and meeting CPS contractual requirements.

What You’ll Be Doing

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Inspect and identify defects in structures of various forms and materials, in compliance with CS 450: Inspection of Highway Structures.
• Ensure all necessary briefings, health and safety documentation, and other provisions are in place prior to inspection activities.
• Monitor and update the inspection programme to reflect progress and changes.
• Liaise with the Logistics Manager to book road space and traffic management to facilitate inspections when required.
• Maintain attention to detail, ensuring inspection defect reporting meets quality and regulatory standards.
• Escalate, as appropriate, defects affecting safety, structural integrity, or public decency for further inspection or action so that urgent intervention can be undertaken.
• Carry out site supervision when required, ensuring work on site is completed in accordance with the brief.
• Keep accurate logs and records of all structure inspections.

Who We’re Looking For

• A minimum of three years’ experience in highway inspection, construction, or a related civil engineering field at Senior Inspector level.
• Certification (or working towards) under the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme as a Senior Inspector.
• Advanced understanding of defects in concrete, steel, masonry, and other materials, including causes and implications.
• Knowledge of advanced testing techniques and when/how to apply them.
• Knowledge of principal repair techniques for all structure types and materials.
• Strong judgement, attention to detail, ability to work to deadlines, manage teams, communicate findings, and ensure compliance with legal and contractual requirements.
• A positive attitude and advanced understanding of health and safety legislation, risk management, and safe working practices.
• Full UK driving licence with a maximum of three penalty points.
• Proficiency with structure inspection tools and IT systems.
• Digital skills in Agile Assets, Confirm, and Microsoft packages.
• Experience in inspection programmes or infrastructure delivery.
• Ability to manage and motivate teams.

• Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.
• Energising: Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards and continuous improvement.
• Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.
• Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.
• Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world‑class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting‑edge technology, large‑scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long‑Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximise team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

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