Highways Maintenance Operative

ameygroupi; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible benefits including Cycle2Work

Save with Amey discounts

Discount gym membership

Two Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey in Glasgow is seeking a Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative to join our team in Polmadie. You will undertake carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement and drainage maintenance as part of a 39-hour week, 8am to 4:30pm, with occasional night shifts.

You will operate vehicles including HGVs and small plant machinery, ensure all checks are completed, and participate in winter/ summer standby duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in roads and street works.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Demonstrate awareness of Health and Safety regulations.
• Be self-motivated and able to work in a team.
• Winter maintenance experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking highway maintenance tasks including patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance.
• Operate and maintain vehicles, including HGVs and small plant machinery, ensuring checks and routine maintenance.
• Participate in winter and summer standby duties, including emergency callouts.
• Maintain safety as a priority for self and team.
• Keep accurate records and liaise with Amey staff, subcontractors, emergency services, police, clients and customers.

Skills

Roads experience

Full UK driving licence

Health & Safety awareness

Teamwork

Winter maintenance experience (nice to

Tools

HGV operation

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative in Polmadie, Glasgow to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.

What will the role offer?

Highways Maintenance Operatives are essential for maintaining safe and efficient roads, reducing accidents, and ensuring smooth traffic flow. Their work minimises vehicle emissions, prevents flooding, and keeps roads clear during winter. Additionally, their efforts in litter picking enhance the environment and public spaces. In this role you will play an important part in all aspects of highway maintenance works including routine and cyclic maintenance activities, minor civils work, litter picking etc as well as undertaking winter emergency call out and standby

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have opportunities to work with our NMC South West account working in partnership with Transport Scotland Southwest since August 2020, we are responsible for inspections, cyclical maintenance, asset management, scheme delivery as well as winter maintenance and incident response.

Our team are first on the scene to assist road users on the road network, deliver engineering design and operational delivery services for more than 600 kilometres of road and 1,650 structures enabling reliable journey times and a high level of customer care for the people and businesses that use these roads every day.

By ensuring our roads and highways are well-maintained through all-weather seasons and traffic incidents, we aim to create well-functioning, safe spaces which minimise disruption, keep people moving and support thriving communities.

The salary for this role is competitive, depending on experience and includes overtime.

The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm (3.30pm Friday finish) with occasional nightshift.

What you will be doing

• Undertaking various highway maintenance tasks, including carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance.
• Operate and maintain vehicles, including HGVs and small plant machinery, ensuring all checks and routing maintenance are complete.
• Participate in winter and summer standby duties, including emergency callouts.
• Safety is high on our agenda so ensuring the safety of yourself and the team is paramount
• Keep accurate records and complete all necessary paperwork, maintaining communication and liaising with Amey employees, sub-contractors, emergency services, police, clients, and customers.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in roads and/or street works
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Demonstrate an awareness to Health and Safety regulations, always ensuring compliance
• Be self-motivated, with the ability to work collaboratively within a team
• It would be ideal if you have previous winter maintenance experience in a similar role.

It would be preferred if you have an HGV Licence for this position, however, is not essential.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.