Highways Maintenance Operative

Amey Ltd; Stone; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Save with Amey discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey Ltd. seeks a permanent Highways Maintenance Operative to join the Stone depot team. The role covers routine and cyclic highway maintenance, winter response, and emergency callouts, with a 40-hour week (Mon–Fri) on-site at Stone depot in Staffordshire.

We offer flexible working options including hybrid/part-time and flexible patterns, plus a comprehensive benefits package and development opportunities. Applicants with relevant experience and a full UK driving licence are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in roads and/or street works.
• Full UK driving licence is essential.
• Class 2 HGV licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform highway maintenance tasks such as carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance.
• Drive and operate vehicles/plant with appropriate skills, maintaining high technical standards.
• Attend work briefings for instructions on driving/operating vehicles and plant equipment.
• Participate in 24hr standby rotations for incident response and winter maintenance services.
• Allocate and track time and resources using the allocation system.
• Keep records and complete paperwork, liaising with Amey staff, sub-contractors, emergency services, police, clients and customers.

Skills

Highways maintenance

Full UK driving licence

Class 2 HGV licence

Job description

Career Opportunities: Highways Maintenance Operative (13420)

Requisition ID13420-Posted23/10/2026-Transport Infrastructure-Stone - SCC Highways Depot

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent 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 Stone depot (ST15 8LD) in Staffordshire.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you will carry out all aspects of highway maintenance including routine and cyclic activities, and minor civils works. You will also undertake winter maintenance and emergency call outs.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

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.
• Driving and operating vehicles/plant requiring general and specialist skills, maintaining high technical standards.
• 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.

We want to hear from you if you have:

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

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.