Highways Maintenance Operative

Description

• Grass cutting, gully emptying and routine tidying of depots.
• To update and complete all works electronically as required and on specified systems of work.
• Drive a range of vehicles in support of the delivery of the scope of works, often for long distances or durations as required.
• To work safely, observing all protocols and requirements to assure your safety, that of your team and the road users at all times.

Requirements

• Class 2 HGV License; first aid at work.
• Essential: team player, good communication skills and confident speaking to the public and wider team, ability to work at nights, weekends and unsociable hours as required with an on call requirement.
• CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card.
• Small element of traffic management where competencies and training permit.
• Be flexible and versatile conducting or supporting the delivery of various maintenance works across the motorway and trunk roads of the north-east, such as but not limited to:
• Skills or experience of undertaking a range of minor works, landscaping works and maintenance activities desirable but not essential.
• Available to work on a shift or rota pattern as required that will include night time and weekend working to assure essential services are maintained. This includes an on-call requirement.
• Working on a high speed road network is desirable, but not essential.
• Minor surfacing
• A team player with good communication skills and a positive attitude

Benefits

• Winter maintenance, as required during the Winter Maintenance period.
• Small drainage repairs, safety fence repairs, kerb and flag laying.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance