General Operative

Balfour Beatty plc; Lewes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a General Operative to support highways maintenance across East Sussex. This hands-on role involves carrying out a broad range of activities, installing highway assets, and working safely to a high standard.

You'll join a team delivering vital infrastructure for communities, with training opportunities, on-call rotas, and a commitment to safety and professional conduct.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out highways maintenance activities.
• NRSWA qualification.
• First Aid at Work.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Safe Digging qualification (CAT and Genny).
• Plant tickets.
• Chapter 8 training.
• Plant awareness.
• Abrasive Wheels training.
• Manual Handling training.
• Basic computer skills and confidence using handheld devices.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a broad range of highways maintenance activities safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Install and maintain street lighting, signposts, bollards and related assets.
• Undertake excavation, backfilling and other general highways maintenance tasks.
• Complete work instructions issued via handheld devices.
• Work within health, safety and environmental requirements at all times.
• Stop work if unsafe to proceed; participate in on-call rota when required.
• Support winter maintenance activities as part of a rota.

Education

NRSWA qualification

First Aid at Work

Full clean driving licence

Safe Digging qualification (CAT & Genny)

Plant tickets

Chapter 8 training

Plant awareness

Abrasive Wheels training

Manual Handling training

Basic computer skills/handheld devices

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty has an opportunity for a General Operative to join our UKCS Living Places business in East Sussex.

In this role, you will support the delivery of highways maintenance activities across the local network, helping to keep communities moving safely and efficiently. You will carry out a broad range of operational tasks to a high standard, working safely, responsibly and at a commercial pace.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone with highways maintenance experience who takes pride in delivering work right first time, every time.

What you'll be doing

As a General Operative, Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Carrying out a broad range of highways maintenance activities safely, efficiently and to a high standard
• Installing and maintaining items such as street lighting, signposts, bollards and associated highway assets
• Undertaking excavation, backfilling and other general highways maintenance tasks
• Completing work instructions issued via handheld devices
• Working within health, safety and environmental requirements at all times
• Stopping work where it is unsafe to start or continue
• Reporting observations, both good and bad, to support continuous improvement
• Participating in out-of-hours and on-call rota arrangements where required
• Supporting winter maintenance activities as part of a rota system
• Attending training when requested
• Acting as an ambassador for Balfour Beatty and representing the business professionally

Who we're looking for

We are looking for someone with good experience in highways maintenance who is confident working in a safety-critical, operational environment.

The Successful Candidate Will Ideally Have

• Experience carrying out highways maintenance activities
• NRSWA qualification
• First Aid at Work
• A full clean driving licence
• Safe Digging qualification, including CAT and Genny
• Relevant plant tickets, where appropriate
• Chapter 8 training
• Plant awareness
• Abrasive Wheels training
• Manual Handling training
• Basic computer skills and confidence using handheld devices

You will be safety-focused, reliable and willing to work as part of a team. You will take responsibility for the quality of your work, follow instructions carefully and ask for support when needed.

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?

Benefits

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]