Highways Maintenance Operative - HGV

Inclusionmaking Kier; Nechells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation company based in Birmingham is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative – Road Marking to perform road marking works and ensure safety compliance. Candidates should hold a full driving licence, a Category C licence, and possess knowledge of highways works. This role offers benefits such as a competitive pension scheme and holiday entitlement. The ideal applicant should be able to work independently and be part of a team, contributing to the safety and efficiency of highway maintenance tasks.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Annual holiday entitlement

Tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Must hold a full driving licence and a Category C licence.
• Knowledge of highway work activities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive/operate a specialist lining vehicle/plant and perform routine checks.
• Undertake all aspects of road marking and maintenance activities.
• Ensure safety compliance and protect public members.

Skills

Driving licence

Knowledge of highways works

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative – Road Marking to join our Transportation team based in Birmingham. This role offers a fantastic pension scheme, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, and more. As a Road Marker, you will undertake all aspects of road marking works and associated highway maintenance, including minor civil works or other highways related tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive/operate specialist lining vehicle/plant, perform vehicle checks, routine maintenance (e.g. oil and water checks), and cleaning.
• Undertake all aspects of road marking and other specialist surface application works, including high‑friction surface asphalt imprint and routine and cyclic maintenance activities.
• Take responsibility for the safety of yourself and others on the team, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe operation to protect members of the public.

Qualifications

• Drive and hold a full driving licence.
• Category C licence.
• Knowledge of highways works.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; Disability Confident.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. In certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details, please go to the appropriate page.

We welcome applicants with transferable skills

We're all about finding potential, and transferable skills are always welcome. So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and Benefits

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Diversity & 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 shape Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.