Highways Maintenance / Traffic Management Operative

ENGINEERINGUK; Dundee; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Permanent Highway Maintenance Operatives to join their dynamic team in Dundee. This role offers the opportunity to engage in vital maintenance activities that enhance road safety and infrastructure. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values your input and supports your professional growth. With a focus on career development and flexibility, the company encourages you to pursue the aspects of your role that you enjoy most, whether through training or relationship-building with clients. This is a fantastic chance to make a real impact while enjoying a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Career Development

Generous Pension Scheme

Minimum 24 Days Holiday

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Access to Discounts

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance and civils schemes is essential.
• Leadership skills to manage a squad effectively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all aspects of highway maintenance works.
• Lead a squad and ensure safety of the team.
• Complete scheme records and operate vehicles.

Skills

Highway Maintenance

Civils Schemes

Leadership

Safety Awareness

HGV Class 2 Licence

Education

No specific educational requirement

Tools

Vehicles/Plant

Job description

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Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Manual Skilled
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Your New Role
We have fantastic opportunities for Permanent Highway Maintenance Operatives to join our NMC North East Account in Dundee. Our NMC NE Account, awarded in 2022, supports Transport Scotland to deliver improved service levels to the trunk road network, ensuring consistent, predictable, and reliable journeys for road users. Works will cover maintenance, road safety, bridges, structures, and discrete improvement schemes while considering the Scottish Government's climate change and sustainability targets. We'll also implement an enhanced winter and incident response service, improved communications, and new technologies for better management of trunk network assets and maintenance activities.

The Highway Maintenance Operative plays an important role in the construction of minor & major civils schemes as well as any routine maintenance activities.

The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role will involve overtime, participation in on-call rotas, and nightshift working when required by the business.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertaking all aspects of highway maintenance works including, but not limited to, drainage, kerbing, and other civils schemes.
• Leading a squad and working closely with other gangers.
• Completing associated scheme records to a high quality, such as daily site diaries and measurement records.
• Driving/operating vehicles/plant, ensuring vehicle checks, routing maintenance, and cleaning are carried out.
• Winter Maintenance - including emergency call-out and standby.
• Ensuring the safety of yourself and the team.

What makes this role unique is that if you join our team, you'll have the chance to focus on the parts of your role you most enjoy. Whether it's further training to broaden your skills, working closely with clients to build relationships, or developing leadership capabilities, our environment is one of collaboration and support where the direction of your career is led by you.

It would be ideal if you have previous winter experience or a valid HGV Class 2 licence. However, HGV training can be provided where suitable for the right candidate.

It would be desirable if you have previous Civils, Trade, or Street works experience to help you hit the ground running.

What we offer you
When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits, and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers, and we have a competitive reward and benefits program:

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan.
• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving, and gym membership.
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, and dental vouchers.
• Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today - We are excited to hear from you!

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