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Essex Highways; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

5 days extra leave

RJ Rewards app discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Zusammenfassung

Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider, is seeking a Maintenance Operative to assist in delivering high standards of highway maintenance across the county. You will contribute to pothole repairs, patching, drainage works and traffic management, working with colleagues to maintain safe and reliable networks.

The role requires a valid driving licence, good communication with customers, and a commitment to health and safety.

Qualifikationen

• Current, valid driving licence is essential.
• Knowledge of highways maintenance preferred.
• NHSS 12 or New Roads/Streetworks training beneficial.
• Experience with handheld technology (PDAs/Smartphones) advantageous.
• Strong customer-facing skills and ability to work with the public.

Aufgaben

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works, including laying pipes and gully construction.
• Kerbing works and installation of road signs.
• Soft estate maintenance such as grass cutting and strimming.
• Traffic Management operations and safety compliance.

Kenntnisse

Driving licence

Highways maintenance knowledge

Health and safety awareness

Customer-facing experience

Handheld tech experience

Ausbildung

NHSS 12 training

New Roads and Streetworks

Tools

PDAs/Smartphones

Jobbeschreibung

Reporting to the Supervisor, the role involves assisting in providing a first class service to our customers, completing a high standard of maintenance to the highways network, helping to ensure that all maintenance activities are delivered in accordance with the strategies and policies of the County Council and Essex Highways
Customer skills are required to maintain the highest standards within the team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be necessary to ensure that all matters are dealt with in a courteous and helpful manner and customers are made fully aware of the services and standards the council is able to deliver.

The Role

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works, including laying pipes, resetting ironwork and gully / access chamber construction.
• Kerbing works.
• Installation of road signs and other small civil works.
• Soft estate maintenance works (e.g. grass cutting, strimming, etc).
• Traffic Management operations.

• A current, valid driving licence is essential, with LGV Class 2 entitlement highly desirable.
• Knowledge of highways maintenance.
• New Roads and Streetworks or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial.
• Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential. Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with customers both internally and externally. Experience of working in the public eye or other customer-facing roles would be advantageous.
• Ability to work safely and productively with minimum supervision.
• A good understanding of health and safety and its impact on the workplace.

Benefits

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Benefits

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.