Highways Ganger - Potholes, Patching & Drainage (Flexible)

Essex Highways; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Extra leave (up to 5 days)

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a highway maintenance operative to support first-class service delivery on the county highways network. The role involves repairing potholes, patching carriageways, drainage work, kerbing, and installing road signs while ensuring safety and compliance with policies.

Typical duties include soft estate maintenance, traffic management, and building strong relationships with customers.

Qualifications

• A current, valid driving licence is essential, LGV Class 2 desirable.
• Knowledge of highways maintenance.
• NHSS 12 training/qualifications beneficial.
• Experience with handheld tech (PDAs/Smartphones) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works, including laying pipes, resetting ironwork and gully/access chamber construction.
• Kerbing works and road signs installation.
• Soft estate maintenance (grass cutting, strimming).
• Traffic Management operations.

Skills

Driving licence

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Health and safety

Education

NHSS 12 training

New Roads and Streetworks

Tools

PDAs

Smartphones

Job description

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a highway maintenance operative to support first-class service delivery on the county highways network. The role involves repairing potholes, patching carriageways, drainage work, kerbing, and installing road signs while ensuring safety and compliance with policies.

Typical duties include soft estate maintenance, traffic management, and building strong relationships with customers.