Highways Operative

Overview

Operate mechanical plant, kerb, drainage, emergency call‑outs, and surfacing for highways maintenance.

Requirements

• initiative
• english
• highways maintenance

What You Bring

-Ability to use initiative -Good standard of English -Previous highways maintenance experience

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Benefits

-24/7 Virtual GP service -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Employee Assistance programme -Private medical care -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Cycle to Work scheme -Competitive salary -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Life Assurance -Option to buy additional annual leave

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs and alcohol screening for all staff