Highways Maintenance Operative - Irv

Kier Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Birmingham is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative (Emergency Response) to keep local roads safe and well‑maintained. You will respond to defects, operate specialist vehicles, and perform routine and minor civils work as part of a collaborative highways team.

The role requires a full driving licence, CSCS Skilled Worker card, and commitment to safety and quality, with opportunities to contribute to swift, high‑standard repairs for the community.

Qualifications

• Hold a full driving licence and be able to respond quickly to emergency highway maintenance incidents.
• Experience or knowledge of highways maintenance, roadworks, traffic management, or civil engineering activities.
• Possess a valid CSCS Skilled Worker card (or higher) and understand safe working practices on the highway network.
• Enjoy working as part of a team, supporting colleagues to deliver effective solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality work safely and professionally while keeping the road network operational.

Responsibilities

• Responding to emergency highway defects, attending and making safe situations, and completing repairs to a high technical standard.
• Driving and operating specialist vehicles and plant, including daily checks and routine maintenance.
• Undertaking all aspects of highway maintenance works including routine, cyclical maintenance and minor civils works.
• Taking responsibility for the safety of yourself, your team and the public, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Completing necessary paperwork and records, liaising with colleagues, emergency services, clients and the public.

Skills

Driving licence

Highways maintenance experience

CSCS Skilled Worker card

Teamwork

Health and safety compliance

Job description

Come join our Birmingham Highways Maintenance team as a Highways Maintenance Operative Emergency Response, where you’ll play a vital role in keeping our highways safe and well‑maintained. This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your skills and dedication will make a real difference to the communities we serve.

Location: Thimble Mill Lane Depot, Aston Birmingham B7 5HR
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative Emergency Response, you’ll be working within the Birmingham Highways Maintenance team, supporting them in delivering high‑quality highway maintenance services. Your day to day will include:

• Responding to emergency highway defects, attending and making safe situations, and completing repairs to a high technical standard
• Driving and operating specialist vehicles and plant, including daily checks and routine maintenance
• Undertaking all aspects of highway maintenance works including routine, cyclical maintenance and minor civils works
• Taking responsibility for the safety of yourself, your team and the public, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
• Completing necessary paperwork and records, liaising with colleagues, emergency services, clients and the public

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Maintenance Operative (Emergency Response) is ideal if you:

• Hold a full driving licence and can respond quickly to emergency and reactive highway maintenance incidents
• Have experience or knowledge of highways maintenance, roadworks, traffic management, or civil engineering activities
• Possess a valid CSCS Skilled Worker card (or higher) and understand safe working practices on the highway network
• Enjoy working as part of a team, supporting colleagues to deliver effective solutions in fast‑paced operational environments
• Are committed to delivering high‑quality work safely, professionally, and ethically while helping keep the road network operational for local communities

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.