Ganger

Balfour Beatty plc; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Living Places is recruiting a Ganger to lead a small highways team in Buckinghamshire. You will organise on-site works, supervise operatives and ensure safety, quality and efficiency across reactive, routine and emergency maintenance.

The role requires experience in highways or civil works, strong leadership, and the ability to adapt to emergencies and out-of-hours work. A range of relevant qualifications is preferred, with training provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to health and safety.
• Experience in highways maintenance, construction or civil engineering.
• Ability to organise work and provide clear direction to site operatives.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.
• Willingness to participate in emergency and winter maintenance services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a small team of highways operatives on site.
• Deliver reactive, routine, cyclical and emergency highways maintenance activities.
• Ensure safe systems of work and compliance with health, safety and company procedures.
• Perform minor civil engineering works (drainage, kerbing, concreting, patch repairs).
• Plan and monitor daily activities against work programmes.
• Deploy plant, machinery, equipment and resources effectively.
• Complete work instructions using handheld devices.
• Support out-of-hours emergency and winter maintenance when required.
• Communicate professionally with customers, subcontractors and the public.

Skills

Health and safety

Team leadership

On-site supervision

Highways maintenance

Communication

Education

NRSWA

CSCS

First Aid

Lantra T1

Lantra T2

Abrasive Wheels

Manual Handling

Banksman training

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Living Places has an opportunity for a Ganger to join our Highways team in Buckinghamshire.

You will lead a small operational team delivering reactive, emergency, routine and winter maintenance activities across the Buckinghamshire Highways contract. This is a hands‑on role where you will organise works on site, support your team and help ensure every activity is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

The role will involve a broad range of highways maintenance work, including minor civil engineering, temporary and permanent repairs, emergency attendance and making sites safe. You will also be responsible for the effective use of plant, equipment and resources while maintaining high standards of service for customers and members of the public.

What you'll be doing

As a Ganger, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coordinating a small team of highways operatives on site
• Delivering reactive, routine, cyclical and emergency highways maintenance activities
• Ensuring the team follows safe systems of work and all relevant health, safety and company procedures
• Completing minor civil engineering works, including drainage, kerbing, concreting, slabbing and patch repairs
• Planning and monitoring daily activities against agreed work programmes
• Selecting the appropriate working methods to complete tasks safely and right first time
• Ensuring work meets the required safety, quality and operational standards
• Deploying plant, machinery, equipment and resources effectively
• Completing work instructions using a handheld device
• Identifying opportunities to improve working methods and service delivery
• Supporting out‑of‑hours emergency and winter maintenance services when required
• Reporting close calls, good practices and other site observations
• Communicating professionally with customers, subcontractors, colleagues and members of the public
• Representing Balfour Beatty positively while working within the local community

Who we're looking for

We are looking for someone with practical highways or civil engineering experience who can confidently lead a small operational team.

You will have:

• A strong commitment to health and safety
• Experience in highways maintenance, construction or civil engineering
• The ability to organise work and provide clear direction to site operatives
• Good communication and customer service skills
• A reliable, flexible and adaptable approach
• The ability to work effectively in changing and sometimes demanding situations
• Pride in delivering accurate, high‑quality work
• A positive attitude and professional approach
• The willingness to share knowledge and support the development of others
• The flexibility to participate in emergency and winter maintenance services, including out‑of‑hours working

Experience in areas such as drainage, concreting, kerbing, block laying, slabbing, road signs, patching, pothole repairs, road gritting or general finishing works would be advantageous.

Relevant qualifications may include:

• NRSWA
• CSCS
• First Aid
• Lantra T1 and T2
• Abrasive Wheels
• Manual Handling
• Banksman training

Additional qualifications in winter maintenance, plant operation, safe digging, excavation, confined spaces or commercial vehicle driving would also be beneficial. Training may be provided for essential role requirements.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long‑term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]