Highways Drainage & Surfacing Technician

Balfour Beatty plc; Horncastle; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Living Places in Lincolnshire is seeking a Drainage/Surfacing Operative to support highway maintenance and improvement projects across the county.

You will work in a two-person team, delivering drainage and surfacing tasks, installation of kerbs, drainage systems, soakaways and gullies, and reinstatement work to highways and footways. A proactive, safety-conscious approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in drainage, surfacing, highways or civil engineering.
• Proven experience laying base and wearing course asphalt.
• Ability to interpret information and set out lines and levels.
• Proactive, able to work on your own initiative.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong commitment to health, safety and quality standards.
• Excellent teamwork and customer-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects as part of a two-person drainage and surfacing team across Lincolnshire.
• Carry out footway construction and highway improvement works.
• Install kerbs, drainage systems, soakaways and gullies.
• Complete reinstatement works to highways and footways.
• Construct tactile crossings and install large manhole chambers.
• Lay base and wearing course asphalt/tarmac to a high standard.
• Set out lines and levels for kerbing and drainage works from drawings.
• Work safely and efficiently to meet timelines and specifications.
• Support occasional out-of-hours activities when required.

Skills

Drainage experience

Surfacing experience

Highways/civil engineering

Asphalt laying

Interpret plans/lines

UK driving licence

Health/safety/quality

Teamwork

Job description

Balfour Beatty Living Places in Lincolnshire is seeking a Drainage/Surfacing Operative to support highway maintenance and improvement projects across the county.

You will work in a two-person team, delivering drainage and surfacing tasks, installation of kerbs, drainage systems, soakaways and gullies, and reinstatement work to highways and footways. A proactive, safety-conscious approach is essential.