Highways Maintenance Operative

Amey; Glasgow; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Personal development

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Cycle2Work scheme

Discounts with Amey

Résumé du poste

Amey is recruiting a Highways Maintenance Operative to work on the Woodside J15 project in Glasgow. The role is a fixed-term contract for at least six months, with a standard 42-hour week and 4 on/4 off shift pattern (12 hours per shift). The salary is competitive and overtime is included.

Responsibilities include patching, kerbing, drainage work and operating HGVs/small plant. Applicants should have roads/street works experience and a UK driving licence; HGV licence is preferred but not

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• Undertake highway maintenance tasks including patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement and drainage maintenance.
• Operate and maintain vehicles, including HGVs and small plant, with proper checks.
• Participate in winter and summer standby duties and emergency callouts.
• Prioritise safety for yourself and the team.
• Keep records and liaise with Amey staff, subcontractors, emergency services, clients and customers.

Connaissances

Roads & street works

UK driving licence

Health & safety awareness

Teamwork

Winter maintenance experience

HGV licence (preferred)

Outils

HGV & plant operation

Description du poste

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join ourNMC SW Accountworking in ourWoodsideJ15 project in Glasgow. This role will be offered aFixed Term Contract, the contract will be a minimum basis for 6 months, which may be extended due to business requirements.

The standard hours of work are 42 hours per week, working shifts between 4 on 4 off (4 days on, 4 off, 4 nights on, 4 off) 12 hours per shift.

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.

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.

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

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. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

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

Who we are

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