Assistant Inspector 17 views

💷 Salary: £37,090 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Join Active Travel England’s Inspectorate Team and help improve walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure across England. Working with local authorities and stakeholders, you will support the inspection of active travel schemes, promote high design standards, and identify good and poor practice. This role offers the opportunity to influence policy, support inclusive and accessible design, and develop skills in stakeholder engagement, project delivery, scheme assessment and the broader workings of the Civil Service.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working with a range of stakeholders
• Assisting in delivering the scheme inspection regime
• Ensuring that a range of needs are considered when inspecting and advising on scheme
• Helping support local and combined authorities

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Demonstrable understanding of diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity and experience of applying these principles to deliver the best outcomes
• Experience of contributing to high performing teams
• Experience of using both verbal and written communications to deliver high quality outcomes.

📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 8th November 2026