Inspectors - Traffic and Events Management

Position Title: Inspectors (Traffic and Events Management)

Salary: Grade 5 £23,023 to £25,927 (Bar at £24,920) per annum

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Work Location: Town Hall Extension, Manchester, M60 2LA

Closing Date: 30 June 2022 at 23.59

Reference: MCC426496/GD

The increasing levels of expansion and development citywide in Manchester with internal Highways Improvement Schemes, Utility Company Works and Telecommunications Work along with large scale projects such as the arrival of High Speed 2 (HS2) and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) into Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, represent a once-in-a-century opportunity for the city.

This post will play a key role in supporting the Highways Technical Officer and the Event and Network Coordination Specialist in the delivery of utility, development and the Councils own works, ensuring the right outcomes for the city.

To do this, the postholder will liaise with all the aforementioned stakeholders in assisting in the co-ordination and management of a full range of potentially complex activities and be responsible for inspecting the works when they are live onsite.

We are looking for individuals ideally with a highways background and experience of works coordination along with experience in stakeholder and contractor engagement.

You will also have excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills; a track record of building effective partnerships and working with senior managers and Elected Members; the ability to understand, assimilate and communicate complex information in a non-technical way; and be able to work well under pressure.

Manchester City Council is leading the way in transforming services in the public sector and we are looking for talented people to join us.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of Manchester, to play a part in the delivery of improvements, and to be part of our journey in one of the most dy