Ganger

Kier Group; Towcester; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Towcester, Northamptonshire, is seeking a Highways Ganger to lead a small maintenance team across Northamptonshire. The role is hands-on, focusing on safety and efficient delivery of carriageway, footway and drainage works.

You will have a full driving licence and relevant certificates, with health and safety training, and enjoy a supportive environment that values talent and offers career development. Hours: 40 per week, Mon-Fri, 07:00-15:45.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full driving licence.
• Experience in highway maintenance or a related field with relevant certificates.
• Completed health and safety training for this level of work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a small team on site, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Manage site safety, including risk assessments and paperwork.
• Operate light plant equipment such as compressors, rollers, disc cutters and vibrating plates.
• Support skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing and repairs.
• Carry out excavation work using hand and powered tools and general site maintenance.

Skills

Full driving licence

Highway maintenance experience

Health and safety training

Job description

We're looking for a Highways Ganger to join our Northamptonshire team based in Towcester.

Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8QA

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 15:45

Salary: £30,500 to £33,600 depending on experience and qualifications

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Highways Ganger, you'll lead a small maintenance team completing essential carriageway, footway and drainage works across Northamptonshire. This is a hands‑on role where you'll ensure your team works safely and efficiently whilst maintaining the highest standards. You'll be part of a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued, and where you'll have the opportunity to develop your career with a company that truly invests in its people.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Ganger, you'll be working within the highways maintenance team, supporting them in delivering quality maintenance services. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and supervising a small team on site, ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard
• Managing site safety, including risk assessments and completing all associated paperwork
• Operating light plant equipment such as compressors, rollers, disc cutters and vibrating plates
• Supporting skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing and repair works
• Undertaking excavation work using hand and powered tools, plus general site maintenance and materials handling

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Ganger is great for you if:

• You hold a full driving licence
• You have previous experience working in highway maintenance or a similar field with relevant certificates
• You've completed relevant health and safety training for this level of work
• You're a natural team player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues and building strong working relationships
• You're committed to delivering quality work safely and take pride in what you do

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.