Operative with Lgv

Essex Highways; Harlow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

5 extra leave days

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a highway maintenance operative to provide a first-class service, perform high-standard maintenance to the highway network and ensure works align with council strategies and Essex Highways policies.

You will undertake pothole repairs, patching, drainage, kerbing, signs installation and other small civil works, with duties including soft estate maintenance and traffic management. The role involves out-of-hours winter maintenance on a rota.

Qualifications

• A current, valid driving licence is essential; LGV Class 2 entitlement highly desirable.
• New Roads and Streetworks or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial.
• Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential.
• Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with customers both internally and externally.
• Experience of working in the public eye or other customer-facing roles would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works, including laying pipes, resetting ironwork and gully / access chamber construction.
• Kerbing works.
• Installation of road signs and other small civil works.
• Soft estate maintenance works (e.g. grass cutting, strimming, etc).
• Traffic Management operations.
• Participate in out-of-hours winter maintenance and emergency response activities on a rota basis, which may include unsociable hours, weekends and public holidays.

Skills

Driving licence

LGV Class 2 entitlement (desirable)

Handheld technology experience

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Education

New Roads and Streetworks training (beneficial)

NHSS 12 training (beneficial)

Job description

Reporting to the Supervisor, the role involves assisting in providing a first class service to our customers, completing a high standard of maintenance to the highway network, helping to ensure that all maintenance activities are delivered in accordance with the strategies and policies of the County Council and Essex Highways. Customer skills are required to maintain the highest standards within the team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be necessary to ensure that all matters are dealt with in a courteous and helpful manner and customers are made fully aware of the services and standards the Council is able to deliver.

The Role

• Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
• Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
• Drainage works, including laying pipes, resetting ironwork and gully / access chamber construction.
• Kerbing works.
• Installation of road signs and other small civil works.
• Soft estate maintenance works (e.g. grass cutting, strimming, etc).
• Traffic Management operations.
• The post holder will be required to participate in out-of-hours winter maintenance and emergency response activities on a rota basis, which will sometimes involve working unsociable hours, weekends and public holidays.
• Other Ad Hoc duties to fulfil the requirement of the role.

Qualifications

• A current, valid driving licence is essential, with LGV Class 2 entitlement highly desirable.
• New Roads and Streetworks or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial.
• Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential. Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with customers both internally and externally. Experience of working in the public eye or other customer-facing roles would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.