Job Introduction
Senior Asset Inspector
Join a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering high-quality solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our Wastewater team is growing, and we're excited to welcome a talented Senior Asset Inspector to join us.
As Senior Asset Inspector, you’ll play a key role in supporting the construction and adoption of wastewater infrastructure. Working closely with our site-based inspectors, you’ll help ensure Last Mile Asset Management assets are built to the required technical and safety standards. You’ll also liaise with developers and groundworkers to identify construction issues, support practical solutions and help achieve full compliance.
This is a site-based role, and we’ll aim to keep the projects you visit in and around your local area. From time to time, there may also be a need to travel across England and Wales, depending on project requirements.
What’s in it for you as a Senior Asset Inspector?
Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.
- 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
- Holiday buy scheme
- Discretionary bonus
- EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Volunteering Day
- Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
- Retail, travel and leisure discounts via our MilesMore benefits platform
- Refer a friend incentive
- Stream – Financial wellbeing platform
- Employee assistance programme
- Car allowance
- Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
- Private medical insurance*
- Company sick pay*
*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*
Your responsibilities as a Senior Asset Inspector:
- Lead and coach the asset compliance team, ensuring wastewater network inspections are completed and recorded accurately in business systems.
- Oversee pre-adoption inspections, making sure assets meet industry guidance, procedures and required quality standards.
- Review construction quality, identify noncompliance and issue reports to the relevant internal and external parties.
- Provide technical advice and site support to inspectors, developers and stakeholders on health and safety, environmental, quality and best practice matters.
- Manage stakeholder communications, attend site coordination meetings and provide monthly reporting on inspections, issues and trends.
Experience / Knowledge:
- Relevant utility experience, with knowledge of wastewater assets and the design and installation process.
- Strong understanding of Design and Construction Guidance, CIRIA guidance and other relevant industry standards.
- Experience of site safety requirements, including NRSWA, risk assessments and auditing techniques.
- Confident using Microsoft applications and holding a full UK driving licence.
Qualifications
- Desirable qualifications include a Craft Qualification or Apprenticeship, National Water Hygiene Card, SHEA Water CSCS and NRSWA Street Works qualification.
Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Senior Asset Inspector? Apply now!
We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
About us:
Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.
We understand construction and we know utilities. We design, build, own, and manage the ‘last mile’ of essential utilities infrastructure.
With a proven history of delivering multi-utility connections across Great Britain, we provide a full suite of utility infrastructure, including clean heat networks, electricity, gas, water, wastewater and fibre.
With a strong track record, deep industry knowledge and solid investor backing, we take a forward-thinking approach to the complex economic, social and environmental challenges of today, to innovate for a better tomorrow.
Through Last Mile and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management, we provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.
We’re proud to be both a Great Place to Work® certified business and a Living Wage Employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and valuing our people.
For further enquiries, contact recruitment@lastmile.co.uk or visit our website at www.lastmile.co.uk
At Last Mile, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We consider all applications solely on the basis of skills and experience and actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
