General Highways Operative Driver

Wigan Council; Hindley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Wigan Council in Hindley is seeking a General Highways Operative Driver to carry out highway maintenance across the borough, including drain laying, trenching, reinforced concreting, manhole construction, shuttering, kerbing, laying flags, block paving and flexible surfacing.

The role offers Grade 5 salary of £27,709 to £30,515 per annum, 37 hours per week, with opportunities to develop leadership and multi-disciplinary teamwork within a collaborative council.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance environment.
• Ability to lead and develop team members.
• Wide range of experience operating equipment and techniques used in highway maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all aspects of highway maintenance across the Wigan borough.
• Work to precise measurements in drain laying, trenching, reinforced concreting, manhole construction, shuttering, kerbing, laying flags, block paving and flexible surfacing.
• Provide an efficient highway maintenance service to other departments and external suppliers within Wigan Borough.
• Collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects on time.

Skills

Team leadership

Decision making

Initiative

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Tools

Highway machinery operation

Drainage tools

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Makerfield Way Depot

Salary: Grade 5, £27,709 - £30,515 per annum. £14.36 - £15.81 per hour

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

As a General Highways Operative Driver, you will be required to carry out all aspects of highway maintenance across the Wigan borough, which will include working to precise measurements in drain laying, trenching, reinforced concreting, manhole construction, shuttering, kerbing, laying flags, block paving and flexible surfacing.

You will also be required to provide an efficient highway maintenance service to other departments and external suppliers within Wigan Borough.

About you:

You will have experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams in a highway maintenance environment and sound knowledge of the materials used to maintain the highway. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate and develop team members along with excellent decision-making skills and using your own initiative. You will also have a wide range of experience in operating various equipment and techniques used in modern highway maintenance.

This is an opportunity for you to build on your existing competences by learning new tasks, strengthening your key skills and developing new experience and expertise to further your future career aspirations.

About us:

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to work in a truly collaborative, empowering, and multi-disciplinary team where we work collaboratively and supportively to get things done, within an organisation which has strong political and managerial leadership and real ambition to improve outcomes for residents

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact:

Chris Dunn - Highway Operations Manager on [e-mail]

Davis Speakman -Technical Supervisor. on [e-mail]

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates - Thursday 23rd November 2026

All Other Candidates - Tuesday 25th November 2026

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Supporting Documents

• Job Specification
• Privacy Notice
• Safer Recruitment at Wigan Council