Permanent Highway Maintenance Operative - Training & Growth

RG Setsquare; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Permanent role

Generous holidays

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Death in service

Training & development

Job summary

RG Setsquare is seeking Highway Maintenance Operatives to join a permanent team in Kent, delivering highway maintenance across Surrey. You will patch potholes, carry out drainage repairs, and perform reactive roadworks, with full training and clear career progression.

The role offers a stable, full-time position with generous holidays, a pension, sick pay, and ongoing professional development in a safety‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on highway maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of drainage, patching, structural repairs, and reinstatement works.
• UK driving licence is essential; HGV license desirable.

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

Highway maintenance

Road safety

Plant/tools operation

Team working

Education

NRSWA Operatives Units 1-9

NHSS 12AB or 12D

Tools

HGV Class 2 (Category C) license

Full UK manual driving licence

Job description

RG Setsquare is seeking Highway Maintenance Operatives to join a permanent team in Kent, delivering highway maintenance across Surrey. You will patch potholes, carry out drainage repairs, and perform reactive roadworks, with full training and clear career progression.

The role offers a stable, full-time position with generous holidays, a pension, sick pay, and ongoing professional development in a safety‑driven environment.