Highways Maintenance Operative

Amey; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative for their Area 7 account in Rotherthorpe, based at the Northampton Depot. The role involves maintaining roadways, ensuring safety, and operating vehicles in a dynamic environment. With a focus on career development and generous benefits, this position offers a chance to contribute to vital infrastructure maintenance across the East Midlands.

Benefits

Career development with progression plan

Generous pension scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Discount portal for shopping and healthcare

Qualifications

• Full driving license, minimum of Class C HGV.
• Experience working outdoors in challenging weather conditions.
• Ability to perform highway maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining high standards of workmanship.
• Driving/operating vehicles/plant.
• Ensuring safety and compliance with health and safety legislation.

Skills

Driving

Safety Compliance

Traffic Management

Maintenance Skills

Education

CSCS card

Job description

Amey Northampton, England, United Kingdom

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Your New Role

We have fantastic opportunities for a permanent Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Area 7 account in Rotherthorpe. This role is based on-site at Northampton - Rothersthorpe Depot (NN49QS). Working with National Highways, Amey maintains over 700 kilometres of roads across the East Midlands, ensuring the 4.5 million citizens experience better journeys every day.

We provide maintenance and response services across a vast area of some of the UK's busiest motorways and strategic highways across the East Midlands and North of England, with up to 180,000 vehicles using certain sections daily.

The standard hours of work are 45 hours per week (Monday - Friday, rotating day and night shifts) 7am - 3pm, 7pm - 5am.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Maintaining high standards of workmanship
• Attending project and safety briefings as required
• Driving/operating vehicles/plant requiring general and specialist skills, including vehicle checks, routine maintenance (e.g., oil and water checks), and cleaning
• Ensuring safety of yourself and others, complying with health and safety legislation, and safe operation to protect the public
• Keeping records and completing necessary paperwork
• Assessment, deployment, and removal of pedestrian and traffic management measures
• Site management, sign cleaning, drainage works
• Litter picking and reactive works
• Safety fence repairs, patching, sign installation and repairs, winter maintenance, and incident response

We Want To Hear From You If You Have

• Full driving license, minimum of Class C HGV
• Ideally CAT and Genny trained
• Experience working outdoors in challenging weather conditions
• Traffic Management experience (training provided if not)
• CSCS card (desirable)
• Ability to perform highway maintenance tasks such as patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance

What We Offer You

• Career development with an exceptional progression plan
• Generous pension scheme with contributions
• Minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits, including additional leave, cycle schemes, charity giving, and gym membership
• Discount portal for shopping, days out, and healthcare
• Community involvement days and fundraising opportunities

Application Guidance

Amey values inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

Contact [e-mail] for access needs or adjustments during recruitment.

Apply today – We look forward to hearing from you!