Maintenance Operative

Balfour Beatty plc; Swanley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where 2

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and incentive schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is looking for a Maintenance Operative to work on the UK's motorway network, performing repairs, inspections and landscape maintenance. The role blends practical hands-on work with teamwork, offering progression within a long-term project.

Training and development are provided, including traffic management and site safety, with shifts across days and nights and opportunities to travel to different depots on the M25 network.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and willingness to learn on the network.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of essential activities across the motorway network including repairs and inspections.
• Maintain and landscape the roadside and depots to support safe operations.
• Participate in training for traffic management, highways maintenance and site safety.
• Support out-of-hours responses, including winter maintenance when required.

Skills

Driving licence

Willingness to learn

Teamwork

Outdoor work

Tools

Traffic management equipment

Site safety equipment

Job description

About the role

This is more than just a job. It is an opportunity to build a career outdoors, working hands on and close to the elements, helping to keep one of the UK’s busiest motorway networks safe, operational and moving every day.

As a Maintenance Operative, no two days are the same. You will be out on the network carrying out a wide range of essential activities, from repairs and inspections to maintaining the landscape that surrounds the motorway. It is a role that blends practical skills, teamwork and a real sense of purpose, where you can see the impact of your work every day.

With over 13 years remaining on this long term project, this role offers something rare. The chance to grow, develop and build a stable career within a supportive and well established environment. Whether you are starting out, looking for a career change or bringing existing experience, there are opportunities here to learn new skills, progress and take on greater responsibility over time.

If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in practical work and want to be part of a team that keeps the UK moving, this role offers a rewarding and secure future with real opportunities for progression.

Working arrangements:

• A mix of day and night shifts, Monday to Friday, giving variety in your week
• Day shifts run from 07:00 to 16:00, with night shifts from 20:30 to 05:30
• The chance to work across the M25 network and different depots
• Opportunities to travel for training, meetings and works
• The option to support out of hours responses, including winter maintenance

This structured shift pattern makes it easier to plan ahead and enjoy a good work life balance.

What you'll be doing

All you need to get started is a driving licence and a willingness to learn.

We’ll support you with the training and qualifications you need to succeed, including areas like traffic management, highways maintenance and essential site safety skills, helping you build confidence and progress your career from day one.

Who we're looking for

Training and development

You’ll receive full training to help you work safely and confidently on the network.

This includes areas such as:

• Traffic management and working safely on live roads
• Highways maintenance and repair work
• Use of equipment and machinery
• Site safety and industry standards

There are also ongoing opportunities to gain recognised qualifications and progress into new roles across the business.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]