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Essex Highways; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Extra leave benefit (up to 5 days)

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is recruiting for a highways maintenance role in Essex. You will assist in delivering high-quality maintenance to the highways network, ensuring services align with County Council policies, and provide excellent customer service in all interactions.

The role involves hands-on works such as pothole repairs, patching, drainage, kerbing, and traffic management. Flexible patterns are welcomed and a focus on safety and community engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• A current, valid driving licence is essential.
• LGV Class 2 entitlement highly desirable.
• Knowledge of highways maintenance.
• New Roads and Streetworks or NHSS 12 training would be beneficial.
• Experience with handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones) advantageous.
• Local knowledge of the county beneficial.
• Ability to work safely with minimal supervision and maintain customer relations.
• Good understanding of health and safety and its workplace impact.

Responsibilities

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works including pipes, ironwork and gully/construction.
• Kerbing works and installation of road signs.
• Soft estate maintenance and traffic management operations.

Skills

Communication

Customer care

Teamwork

Health and safety

Self-motivation

Tools

PDAs

Smartphones

Job description

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.

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

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.