Highways Maintenance Pro: Permanent Role & Training

RG Setsquare; Ashford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time permanent role

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Death in service cover

Ongoing training and professional dev

Job summary

RG Setsquare is seeking Highway Maintenance Operatives for permanent roles in Kent. The role focuses on maintaining highways, pothole patching, drainage repairs, and responsive roadworks across the Surrey/Kent area, with full training provided.

Ideal candidates will have prior highway maintenance experience, familiarity with reinstatement standards, and be prepared to operate plant and tools safely. The role offers long-term career progression within a trusted team.

Qualifications

• NRSWA Operatives Units 1-9
• NHSS 12AB or 12D
• A full UK manual driving licence is essential for all applicants.

Responsibilities

• Patching potholes and resurfacing works
• Drainage repairs and maintenance
• Responsive/reactive roadworks
• Structural road and footpath repairs
• Kerbing, white works, and verge reinstatement
• Operating machinery such as rollers, compactors, and pneumatic tools
• Installing and repairing ironwork, kerbs, and drainage systems
• Preparing and reinstating excavation areas with materials like tarmac, asphalt, or concrete
• Identifying underground utilities and working safely around them

Skills

Experience in highway maintenance

Attention to detail

Team-focused

Safety awareness

Tools

HGV Class 2 license

UK manual driving licence

Job description

RG Setsquare is seeking Highway Maintenance Operatives for permanent roles in Kent. The role focuses on maintaining highways, pothole patching, drainage repairs, and responsive roadworks across the Surrey/Kent area, with full training provided.

Ideal candidates will have prior highway maintenance experience, familiarity with reinstatement standards, and be prepared to operate plant and tools safely. The role offers long-term career progression within a trusted team.