Job Description

Streetscene Inspector | 10137 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 per annum (Scale G) | Remote working with attendance at local depots

Are you looking for a role where every day makes a real difference to the safety, efficiency, and reliability of Norfolk’s highways? We’re looking for committed and motivated Streetscene Inspectors (Streetworks) to join our Area Streetworks team within the Highways Services Team.

You will play a key role in monitoring and inspecting works taking place on the public highway – helping to keep our road network moving and safe for residents, businesses, and visitors across Norfolk.

As a Streetscene Inspector, you are the person who makes sure the work on our highways is safe, legal and well‑managed.

Your decisions help:

• keep road users safe
• reduce delays and disruption
• protect the quality of Norfolk’s highway network
• hold works promoters and their contractors to account

No two days will be the same. You will:

• Inspect roadworks, streetworks and licensed activities to make sure they meet legal and safety standards
• Identify overruns and permit breaches, collecting evidence for Fixed Penalty Notices and charges
• Engage with residents, councillors, businesses, utility companies and contractors
• Respond to local concerns and help resolve issues on site
• Manage licences such as skips, scaffolds and events
• Help plan diversion routes and support Temporary Traffic Orders

It’s a balance of technical work, community engagement, decision‑making and real autonomy.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Sarah Widdows on 01603 217861

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditionshere.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 3 June 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 10 June 2026 23:59

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.