Permanent Highway Maintenance Pro

Energy Jobline CVL; Swanley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time, permanent role

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Death in service cover

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Job summary

RG Setsquare is assisting in recruiting Highway Maintenance Operatives for permanent roles across Kent and surrounding areas. The positions offer stability, full training, a pension scheme and long-term career progression within a trusted name in the industry.

Day-to-day duties include patching potholes, drainage repairs, reactive roadworks, structural reinstatement and operating machinery such as rollers and compactors, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance or traffic management.
• Knowledge of road safety and reinstatement standards.
• Ability to operate plant, tools and equipment.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive work ethic.
• Good communication and teamwork.

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

Drainage

Patching

Structural repairs

Responsive repair works

General reinstatement

Education

NRSWA Operatives Units 1-9

NHSS 12AB or 12D

HGV Class 2 (Category C) license (desirable)

Full UK manual driving licence

Job description

RG Setsquare is assisting in recruiting Highway Maintenance Operatives for permanent roles across Kent and surrounding areas. The positions offer stability, full training, a pension scheme and long-term career progression within a trusted name in the industry.

Day-to-day duties include patching potholes, drainage repairs, reactive roadworks, structural reinstatement and operating machinery such as rollers and compactors, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and teamwork.