Highway Maintenance Operative

Rochdale Council; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochdale Council invites applications for a highways maintenance operative position. In this role, you will join the in-house team responsible for maintaining over 600km of highway network. Candidates should possess a full driving licence and relevant experience in highway maintenance, ensuring safety and effective execution of maintenance programmes.

Qualifications

• Current full driving licence required.
• Significant experience in the highway construction and maintenance sector.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintenance of roads, footways, and drainage systems.
• Deliver the Authority's revenue maintenance programme.
• Perform pothole and masonry repairs.

Skills

Health and safety awareness

Traffic management systems

Experience in highway construction and maintenance

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a highways maintenance operative to join Rochdale Council’s in-house highways maintenance service.

Rochdale Council are responsible for the maintenance of over 600km of highway network across the Borough. You will be part of a team assisting with the provision of maintenance and of roads, footways, drainage systems and associated street scene works within the guidelines of a safe working environment. This will be an opportunity to support the maintenance and enhancement of the highway network and provide long term benefits for residents, visitors and businesses in Rochdale.

This role will primarily focus on delivering the Authority's revenue maintenance programme of works including maintenance schemes, road reconstruction and associated drainage and kerbing works, highway and footway re-surfacing schemes and general highway maintenance including reactive pothole and masonry repairs. The post holder may be required to work on other aspects of highways schemes as directed.

The candidate will hold a current full driving licence with significant experience of working within the highway construction and maintenance sector. As this role involves working on the highway network, we also require someone with an excellent awareness of health and safety legislation and traffic management systems pertaining to highways construction and maintenance.

To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification.

We suggest that when completing your supporting statement you will use the person specification criteria as headings then give a specific example, detailing information on your qualifications.

Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.