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    Works Inspector - London, United Kingdom - Canal & River Trust

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    Job Purpose

    Job title: Works Inspector

    Advertised Salary: £30,000 - £33,500 + car cash allowance (£390 per month) + benefits.

    Location: Little Venice, with regular travel across our London & Southeast network. See here:

    We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.

    As a Works Inspector you will work with a team of Engineers and Technical administrators who are responsible for ensuring that the Trust's interests are protected by providing 'front line' contact with external promoters of third party schemes. You will be responsible for monitoring and inspecting to ensure that Promoters carrying out work that affects the Canal & River Trust do so in a way that does not have an adverse effect on property, structures, heritage, environment, employees and customers within their geographic area of responsibility.

    The teams function is to help promoters achieve their objectives, transform the waterways and enrich lives, while at the same time protecting our customers, infrastructure, buildings, heritage and waterway environment from harm or damage that could result from the promoter's work. The team recovers fees and charges which go to support the work of the Trust, and handles approximately 300 different schemes per year offering a completely varied work load.

    The team links with other teams within the Trust on behalf of the developer to find the necessary solutions to undertake works that will, where possible, enhance the waterway and environment. The successful applicant will gain engineering knowledge and negotiation skills whilst working on a variety of schemes. This makes the workload completely variable which adds to the attraction of working in the team.

    All applicants must maintain flexible working patterns which may include early start, late finish, evening and weekends.

    Location & coverage

    This is a regional role and there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout regional, London & Southeast , network. Operational base will be at Little Venice.

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    Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

    Key accountabilities:

  • Ensure Trusts assets and operations are protected from Third Party engineering works and activities, ensuring full compliance with the Code of Practice for Works Affecting the Trust.
  • Visit Promoters sites, many of which are in remote locations, to check compliance with agreed method statements, risk assessments, restrictions etc as previously agreed with the relevant Works Engineer.
  • Undertake safety audits on Promoters sites.
  • Visit and investigate any reports of unauthorised or unsafe works being undertaken by Promoters
  • Record time spent in working with promoters and provide this information to the relevant Works Engineer.
  • Identify opportunities to maximise value of the Third Party Works to the Trust.
  • Provide support to the Trust's internal teams to maximise opportunity where appropriate.
  • To deliver excellent customer service.
  • Engage with the Trust's customers to promote a positive image of the Trust and the work it does.
  • Feedback comments and complaints to the relevant Trust teams.
  • To ensure they fully understand the Trust safety policies and procedures as they


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