Highways Maintenance Operative

Amey; Leek; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

24 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Save with Amey discounts

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative to deliver routine and cyclic road maintenance across Staffordshire, based at Leek Depot (ST13 7AB). The role covers patching, kerbing, drainage, and winter services with 40 hours per week on-site and flexible working options.

You will collaborate with the Staffordshire County Council team, perform standby rotations, and maintain records while liaising with colleagues, subcontractors, emergency services, and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in roads and/or street works.
• Full UK driving licence (desirable).
• Class 2 HGV licence (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Perform highway maintenance tasks including patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement and drainage maintenance.
• Attend briefings to receive instructions on driving and operating vehicles and plant equipment.
• Participate in 24hr standby rotations for incident response and winter maintenance.
• Allocate and track time and resources using the allocation system.
• Maintain records and complete paperwork, liaising with Amey staff, sub-contractors, emergency services, clients and customers.

Skills

Roads experience

UK driving licence

HGV licence (Class 2)

Job description

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK. This role will be carried out on-site at our Leek Depot (ST13 7AB) and around Staffordshire.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have opportunities to work with our Staffordshire County Council team, playing a vital part in ensuring the safety and efficiency of our road networks. As a Highways Maintenance Operative, your responsibilities will include routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civil works, litter collection, and winter maintenance, all of which are essential for the wellbeing of the community and the environment.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week

We offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

What you will be doing :

• Perform various highway maintenance tasks, including carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance.
• Attend work briefings to receive instructions and guidance on driving/operating vehicles and plant equipment with both general and specialized skills.
• Participate in 24hr standby rotations during summer and winter for incident response, winter maintenance services, precautionary gritting, and snow clearance.
• Allocate and track time and resource utilization in accordance with the operated allocation system.
• Keep accurate records and complete all necessary paperwork, maintaining communication and liaising with Amey employees, sub-contractors, emergency services, police, clients, and customers.

What you'll bring:

• Experience in roads and/or street works
• Hold a full UK driving licence. (desirable)
• Class 2 HGV (desirable)

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all 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 you

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

Diversity and Inclusion

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.

We look forward to hearing from you.