Highways Maintenance Operative

Overview

Perform highway maintenance, operate plant, manage traffic & safety on East Midlands roads.

Key Responsibilities

• record keeping
• traffic management
• highway maintenance
• safety compliance
• site management
• drainage works

Tasks

-Keeping records and completing all necessary paperwork. -Assessment, deployment and removal of suitable pedestrian and traffic management -Perform various highway maintenance tasks, including carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance. -Taking responsibility for the safety of yourself and others within your team to ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe operation to protect members of the public. -Site management, sign cleaning, drainage works -Attending project and safety briefings as required -Maintaining high standards of workmanship

Requirements

• litter picking
• driving licence
• outdoor work
• cscs card
• vehicle operation
• routine maintenance

What You Bring

-Litter picking and reactive works -Full driving licence -Experienced working outdoors in challenging weather conditions -CSCS card (desirable) -Driving/operating vehicles/plant requiring general and specialist skills including vehicle checks, routine maintenance (e.g. oil and water checks) and cleaning

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Benefits

-Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan -Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to -Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives. -Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays -Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers. -Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.

About Amey

-Headquartered in London, delivers full lifecycle solutions across roads, rail, facilities, and utilities. -Blends data-driven consulting with large-scale delivery, advising on analytics, asset condition, and digital platforms. -Typical projects include major highway improvements, railway electrification, signalling renewals, complex facilities upkeep, and public-sector estate upgrades. -Consulting arm advises on strategic asset management for clients like Network Rail and MTA’s Long Island Rail Road, with operations in North America and Australia. -A standout example is a Birmingham highways turnaround, demonstrating ability to navigate challenges for resilient, long-term infrastructure outcomes. -From restoring historic bridges to optimizing EV charging networks in Manchester via bespoke data models, brings creativity and engineering rigour to projects.

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