Highways Ganger

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL; Selby; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay progression

Holiday entitlement: 24 days rising to

Pension contributions up to 6%

Training & development

PPE provided

Health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

NY Highways, based in Selby, North Yorkshire, is seeking a Ganger to lead a highways maintenance team. The role offers 40 hours per week, a permanent contract and a starting salary of £36,153 per year, with opportunities for overtime and standby duties.

You will lead a team at the Selby depot, delivering a varied programme of highway maintenance, emergencies and improvements while ensuring safety and high standards. Training and development are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operational teams on site.
• Good knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Experience planning work and coordinating site activities.
• Proactive approach and strong work ethic.
• Highways experience preferred, but we welcome applicants from construction, utilities and groundworks backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of highways operatives delivering maintenance and improvement works.
• Carry out kerbing and footway repairs and other highway projects.
• Oversee traffic management operations and safety on site.
• Manage emergency and reactive repairs as required.
• Oversee winter maintenance activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety

Work planning

Proactive mindset

Highways experience

Job description

Salary: From £36,153 per year
Grade: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

Starting salary £36,153 plus additional hours, standby and winter maintenance payments. Typical earnings can be significantly higher depending on participation in call-out and winter duties.

Lead a highways team. Build your career. Help keep North Yorkshire moving.

Looking for more responsibility, stable employment and the opportunity to earn extra through overtime and standby work? Join NY Highways as a Ganger and lead a skilled highways maintenance team delivering vital works across North Yorkshire.

NY Highways is looking for an experienced Ganger to join our Area 7 team based in Selby. If you've worked in highways, construction, civils or utilities and have experience leading site teams, this could be your next step. Based from our Selby depot, this role is easily commutable from Tadcaster, Goole, Sherburn in Elmet and surrounding areas.

You’ll take the lead on delivering a varied programme of highway maintenance, emergency response and improvement works, ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Why Join NY Highways?

Join a supportive team, enjoy year-round work, develop new skills and build a long-term career with one of North Yorkshire's leading highways providers.

• Starting salary from £36,153 per year with annual pay progression
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years
• Employer pension contributions up to 6%
• Training and development opportunities
• PPE and workwear provided
• Health cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme and Vivup employee benefits
• Opportunities to earn additional income through winter maintenance and emergency call-outs (where applicable)

What You’ll Be Doing

As Ganger, you’ll lead a team of highways operatives carrying out a variety of maintenance and improvement works, including:

• Kerbing and footway repairs
• Highway maintenance projects
• Traffic management operations
• Emergency and reactive repairs
• Winter maintenance activities

You’ll make sure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required standards while supporting and motivating your team on site.

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• Experience leading operational teams on site
• Good knowledge of health and safety requirements
• Experience planning work and coordinating site activities
• A proactive approach and strong work ethic
• Highways experience preferred, but we welcome applicants from construction, utilities and groundworks backgrounds

Training can be provided for specialist qualifications including:

• Traffic Management, Safe Dig, Emergency First Aid, Banksman, Abrasive Wheels and Manual Handling

At NY Highways you’ll be joining a supportive team that takes pride in maintaining North Yorkshire’s roads and communities. We invest in our people, provide ongoing training and create opportunities to progress into supervisory and management positions. Many of our leaders have developed their careers from operational roles within the business.

Interviews are planned to take place on Monday 16 th November.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.

NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

At NY Highways, safety is a core principle. We are dedicated to the health and safety of our employees and the public. To maintain a safe work environment, we enforce a strict substance misuse policy. Employees must report to work fit for duty and free from drugs or alcohol. New employees will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, with random tests conducted throughout employment. Adherence to this policy is essential for upholding our safety standards and ensuring the integrity of our operations