Highways Maintenance Operative

ZipRecruiter; Nairn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Permanent Highway Maintenance Operative to join their team in Nairn. This role involves essential highway maintenance tasks, including traffic management and civil works, while ensuring safety and compliance. The company values flexibility and offers career development opportunities, making it an ideal place for those looking to enhance their skills. With a strong commitment to employee welfare and community involvement, this position promises a rewarding career path. Join a team that prioritizes both personal and professional growth, and be part of impactful projects that contribute to road safety and infrastructure improvement.

Benefits

Career Development

Generous pension scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Discounts from retailers

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance and civil works is beneficial.
• Ability to prioritize safety and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all aspects of highway maintenance and minor civils works.
• Drive and operate vehicles, ensuring maintenance and safety checks.
• Participate in winter maintenance and emergency call outs.

Skills

Civils experience

Trade experience

Street works experience

HGV license

Tools

Vehicles and plant operation

Job description

Job Description

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Highway Maintenance Operative to join our NMC North East Account in Nairn.

Our NMC NE Account, awarded to us in 2022, supports Transport Scotland. This account aims to deliver improved service levels to the trunk road network, ensuring consistent, predictable, and reliable journeys for road users. Works include maintenance, road safety, bridges and structures, and discrete improvement schemes, aligning with the Scottish Government’s climate change and sustainability targets. We will also implement an enhanced winter and incident response service, improve communications, and introduce new technologies for better management of trunk network assets and maintenance activities.

Highway Maintenance Operatives play a vital role in installing temporary traffic management and performing all aspects of highway maintenance works.

The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertaking all aspects of highway maintenance, including routine and cyclic activities, minor civils’ works, and litter picking
• Driving/operating vehicles and plant, ensuring vehicle checks, routing maintenance, and cleaning are completed
• Winter Maintenance, including emergency call outs and standby duties
• Prioritizing safety for yourself and the team
• Keeping records, including drivers’ hours and necessary paperwork

What makes this role unique is: If you join our team, you’ll have the opportunity to focus on the parts of your role you enjoy most. Whether it’s further training to broaden your skills, working closely with clients to build relationships, or developing leadership capabilities, our environment fosters collaboration and support, where your career path is guided by you.

We want to hear from you if you have Civils, Trade, or Street works experience to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential, as we will provide the necessary development to bring you up to speed. Additionally, it would be desirable if you hold an HGV license.

What we offer you

When you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits, and support through all of life's challenges. This is why Investors in People ranks us among the top 1% of employers, with a competitive rewards and benefits program:

• Career Development: Exceptional development and progression plans
• Pension: Generous pension scheme with company contributions
• Holidays: Minimum 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Choices: Flexible benefits including additional leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving, and gym memberships
• Save with Amey: Access to discounts from leading retailers, healthcare, dental vouchers, and more
• Social Value: 2 Community Involvement Days annually for volunteering and additional fundraising opportunities

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, age, disability, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Apply today – We look forward to hearing from you!