Highways Technician

Cormac Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 24,308 - 36,746; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Employee discount scheme

Holiday leave starting at 23 days

Cycle to Work scheme

Flexible working hours

Continuous training and development support

Job summary

A leading highways maintenance organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a highways maintenance/civil engineering technician. This role involves assisting with the delivery of highways contracts and supporting various maintenance projects. The ideal candidate will have some background in highway maintenance or related fields, showcasing a proactive attitude and strong teamwork skills. A competitive salary along with generous employee benefits is offered, including flexible working options and continuous training support.

Qualifications

• Background in highway maintenance, construction, or environmental functions is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of highways term service contract.
• Support operational managers in various minor works.
• Conduct routine highway maintenance and minor engineering projects.
• Engage in post-completion project management.

Skills

Highway maintenance

Construction knowledge

Environmental awareness

Team collaboration

Solution-oriented approach

Ability to prioritize

Positive attitude

Job description

We are seeking a highways maintenance / civil engineering technician who will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of our highways term service contract and ensuring our minor highway maintenance works are delivered professionally. The position will also assist with the ‘project management’ of workstreams from customer liaison, minor scheme pricing and development to post completion.

This is a great role to start your career with career development focused organisation.

This role will work closely with and support operational managers to ensure the delivery of a range of work types across minor civil engineering, highways and environment including:

• Routine highway maintenance such as gully emptying
• Highway projects such as drainage, footway and minor civil engineering
• Road markings, road studs and high friction surfacing
• Highway improvement and safety schemes

To find out more about the role please take a look at the role profile.

About you

We are looking for you to bring:

• You will ideally have some background and experience in highway maintenance, construction and / or environmental related functions. But don’t worry if you don’t, if you have the attitude we would still be interested in hearing from you.
• You will have a track record of working as part of a varied team, providing a solution-based approach to tasks and problems.
• You will be able to work in a face paced environment and able to prioritise the demands of such a working environment
• With have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and willing to learn

Our offer to you

Salary: £24,308 - £36,746 (Career graded role)

Working Hours: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Base: This role is office-based mixed with site visits

Close Date: Midnight Monday 23rd February (applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis)

Working with us you will have an employee benefits package that includes:

• Generous pension scheme with employer contribution
• Employee discount scheme and wellbeing events
• Holiday starting at 23 days and increasing to 28 with service (pro-rata if part-time) with option to purchase additional , plus bank holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Flexible working hours & home working options
• Investment and support in your continuous training and development
• Opportunity to become a Safeguarding Advocate, Health & Wellbeing Champion and Mental Health First Aider

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. If the role is working with vulnerable individuals and/or children and young people, you will be asked to complete a relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.

To apply

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Contact us

If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact our in-house resourcing team for an informal chat about the role.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at Cormac.