Highways Maintenance Operative

Kier Group; Nechells; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Call out

Overtime

Standby

Job summary

Kier Group in Birmingham is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. You will help deliver highway services across the Birmingham network, handling reactive and improvement works to keep roads safe and well-maintained.

The role requires a driving licence and Streetworks qualifications, with duties including incident response, routine maintenance, plant operation, and accurate digital record-keeping, all while maintaining customer care and safety.

Qualifications

• Capable of working under pressure in a safety-critical role.
• Confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• Able to work as part of a team with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Respond to incidents on the network within designated timescales, liaising with emergency services.
• Carry out routine maintenance and repairs to the network using plant and equipment.
• Operate a variety of plant and equipment and keep site and equipment secure.
• Use digital systems to provide accurate records of works carried out.
• Promote customer care by treating the public and clients politely and professionally.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Stakeholder communication

Team player

Full driving licence

Streetworks units 1-9

Job description

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Birmingham team based in Birmingham.

Location: Birmingham (B7 5HR)

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: £28,000 to £33,000 depending on experience + call out + over time + standby

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highways team, supporting the efficient delivery of highway services across the Birmingham network. You'll be involved in reactive works, emergency response, and improvement works, playing a vital role in keeping our roads safe and well-maintained.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Birmingham team, supporting them in delivering highway service requirements across the network. Your day to day will include:

• Responding to incidents on the network within designated timescales, liaising with emergency services and ensuring traffic disruption is minimised
• Carrying out routine maintenance and repairs to the network using plant and equipment
• Operating a variety of plant and equipment and ensuring site and company equipment is secure at all times
• Using digital systems to provide accurate records of works carried out on the network
• Promoting customer care by ensuring the general public and clients are dealt with in a polite and courteous manner

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if:

• You are capable of working under pressure within a safety critical role
• You are self-motivated with the confidence to speak to a range of stakeholders
• You have the ability to work as a member of a team and with minimal supervision
• You hold a Full driving licence
• You have Streetworks qualifications units 1-9

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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