Highways Maintenance Operative

Amey Ltd; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Amey staff discounts

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Amey Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative to join the Milnrow, Rochdale team. The role involves delivering highway maintenance activities, litter picking, and supporting winter and emergency operations as part of a 42-hour work week with 12-hour shifts in a 4-on 4-off pattern.

You will operate vehicles and plant, ensure safety standards, maintain records, and liaise with colleagues, subcontractors, emergency services, and clients.

Qualifications

• Must hold LGV Class C licence.
• Must hold 35 hours Driver CPC.
• Must hold CSCS Card.
• Must hold Personal Highways Passport.
• Must have Manual Handling training.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high technical and safety standards across highways maintenance activities.
• Attend project and work briefings as required.
• Drive and operate vehicles and plant with general and specialist skills.
• Carry out vehicle and plant checks, routine maintenance and cleaning.
• Deliver highway maintenance activities including routine and cyclic works and litter picking.
• Install temporary traffic management as required.
• Support winter maintenance operations.

Skills

Good problem-solving

Self-motivated

Proactive approach

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative in Milnrow, Rochdale to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have the opportunity to work with our Area 10 Strategic Highways account, helping to maintain the strategic road network safely and effectively.

The standard hours of work are 42 hours per week on average, working 12‑hour shifts across days and nights on a 4 on, 4 off rotation.

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you will play an important role in delivering highway maintenance activities and installing temporary traffic management. You will undertake routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civils works and litter picking, alongside supporting winter maintenance and emergency call‑out operations.

What you will be doing:

• Maintaining high technical and safety standards across highways maintenance activities.
• Attending project and work briefings as required.
• Driving and operating vehicles and plant requiring general and specialist skills.
• Carrying out vehicle and plant checks, routine maintenance and cleaning.
• Delivering a range of highway maintenance activities, including routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civils works and litter picking.
• Installing temporary traffic management as required.
• Supporting winter maintenance operations.
• Participating in emergency call‑out and standby arrangements.
• Taking responsibility for your own safety and the safety of others within the team, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety requirements and protecting members of the public.
• Completing vehicle checks before the start of each shift and accurately recording any defects.
• Accurately recording drivers' hours.
• Recording time and resource utilisation in line with the relevant operational allocation system.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing all necessary paperwork.
• Communicating and liaising effectively with Amey colleagues, subcontractors, emergency services, the police, clients, customers and members of the public.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• LGV Class C licence
• 35 hours Driver CPC
• Appropriate CSCS Card
• Personal Highways Passport
• Manual Handling training
• Good problem‑solving skills
• A self‑motivated and proactive approach

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
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Save with Amey discounts
• Family friendly policies
• Membership of our Affinity Networks
• Two Social Impact Days each year

About Amey

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

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

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.

Please contact Chantal Hayes at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.