Highway Maintenance Assessor

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is recruiting a Highway Maintenance Assessor in the West Midlands on a full-time, permanent basis. You will assess apprentices working toward their Highways Maintenance apprenticeship standard, visiting workplaces to track progress and support their development.

You will join a further education provider in the West Midlands, collaborating with employers, tutors and learners to plan reviews, record evidence, and prepare for end-point assessment, including the knowledge test

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in highway maintenance, or significant industry experience.
• Hands-on experience in highway maintenance or related industry.
• Willing to work outdoors in real highway environments.
• Ability to mentor learners and plan reviews.

Responsibilities

• Assess apprentices' progress in road maintenance skills including surface repair and kerb/pavement maintenance.
• Conduct regular reviews with the apprentice, employer and tutor to discuss progress and achievements.
• Support learners to gather off-the-job hours, functional skills and evidence for Gateway.
• Prepare apprentices for end-point assessment, including knowledge test and practical task.
• Confirm learner competency with the employer ahead of Gateway.
• Plan reviews and track progress with employers and tutors.

Skills

Mentoring

Relationship building

Outdoor work

Education

Highway maintenance qualification or significant industry experience

Job description

Recruitment for education and the public sector

Highway Maintenance Further Education training provider

Job Description

Highway Maintenance Assessor

Full Time | Permanent

Location: West Midlands

Are you an experienced highway maintenance professional looking to share your skills with the next generation of technicians?

About the Role

As a Highway Maintenance Assessor, you'll assess apprentices working towards their Highways Maintenance apprenticeship standard, visiting them in the workplace to track their progress and support their development.

You will join a further education provider in the West Midlands, working closely with employers, tutors and apprentices to plan reviews, record evidence of progress and prepare learners for their end-point assessment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing apprentices' progress in essential road maintenance skills, including surface repair and kerb and pavement maintenance.
• Conducting regular reviews with the apprentice, employer and tutor to discuss progress and achievements.
• Supporting apprentices to gather the off-the-job learning hours, functional skills and record of evidence needed to reach Gateway.
• Preparing apprentices for their end-point assessment, including the knowledge test and the practical task covering bitumen laying, kerb laying, and concrete or modular paving.
• Confirming learner competency alongside the employer ahead of Gateway.
• A relevant qualification in highway maintenance, or significant industry experience

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• has hands-on experience working within highway maintenance or a related industry
• enjoys mentoring and supporting learners to develop practical, industry-ready skills
• is comfortable working outdoors and alongside skilled tradespeople in real highway environments
• can build strong working relationships with employers, tutors and apprentices

If you're ready to help shape the next generation of highway maintenance operatives, we'd love to hear from you.

A real person, not an automated email. If we are not the right fit for you we will say so quickly rather than leave you waiting.

• Relevant qualification in highway maintenance or significant industry experience
• Hands-on experience in highway maintenance or related industry
• Ability to work outdoors in real highway environments
• Strong relationship building skills

Skills & Qualifications

Highway maintenance Apprenticeship assessment Surface repair Kerb and pavement maintenance Bitumen laying Kerb laying Concrete or modular paving Mentoring End-point assessment preparation Workplace assessment

Not quite the right role? We'll email you when something closer comes in.