Roadworker

Leicester City Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Childcare vouchers

Discounts on city buses and trains

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Leicester City Council’s Highways Maintenance Service is seeking a skilled Roadworker to join a team that maintains and repairs over 500 miles of road and 800 miles of footpaths across the city. You will lay paving materials and tarmac, and perform manual labour as part of highway, sewer and drainage works.

Based at 90 Leycroft Road, this full-time role (37 hours) includes early starts, potential overtime and an out-of-hours standby rota.

Qualifications

• Experience in road construction and surfacing works.
• Ability to interpret works instructions and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lay and rake tarmac/bituminous surfacing by hand or machine to high precision and tight tolerances.
• Use power-assisted tools and minor plant; drive, clean and maintain vehicles and plant.
• Plan and prioritise work to meet productivity targets and comply with Health & Safety rules.

Skills

Roadworks

Tarmac surfacing

Power tools

Equipment operation

Numeracy

Communication

Tools

7.5 tonne vehicle operation

HGV training (Class 1/2)

Job description

Reference: REQ8206

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Do you have a passion for working in the construction industry and would like to become a valuable member of the Highways Maintenance Service? The Highways Maintenance Service maintains and repairs over 500 miles of road and 800 miles of footpaths within Leicester City. We undertake construction of major public realmschemes to improve the pedestrian and transport network within the City Centre, as well as providing winter service and gully cleaning services in the city.

Join us as a Skilled Roadworker in our team of highway professionals, who lay paving materials and tarmac, as well as carrying out general manual/labouring tasks involved in the construction, maintenance and repair of highways, sewers, and watercourses including roads, footpaths, and drainage features.

Based at our offices at 90 Leycroft Road, you'll work on site anywhere within the city and occasionally further afield. This is a full‑time permanent role, working 37 hours per week. Hours of work are 7.30am - 3.30pm, Monday to Thursday and 7.30am - 3.00pm on Fridays. However, you must be willing to work overtime to suit the operational needs of the unit, e.g. additional weekday hours and weekend working.

You’ll also be required to work on the City Highways out of hours standby rota, which typically requires you to work with another member of the team for one week (Friday to Friday) in every 4 or 5 weeks (depending how many staff on the rota). You'll be required to respond to any highway related call outs after hours during the week, at weekends and on Bank Holidays.

Ideally, you will have a full driving licence with category C1 or C1E to be able to drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle or alternatively have a Class 1 or 2 HGV licence, however, Class 2 HGV training may be provided to successful candidates.

This is a career graded post (LG Band 4 to LG Band 5). Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate. Dependent on availability of work/ vacancy at the higher level, progress will be by satisfactory performance, agreed at annual appraisals and through on‑going supervision.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work closely in a team and under the guidance of the Contracts Supervisor to lay and rake tarmac/bituminous surfacing by hand or machine to high precision and tight tolerances. You’ll confidently use power‑assisted tools, minor plant, and machinery as well as drive, clean and carry out routine maintenance of vehicles and plant. You’ll plan and prioritise work activities to ensure the productivity targets are achieved, whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Health & Safety, Works Specifications.

What You’ll Need

As a Roadworker, you’ll have the skills to produce a good surface finish free from roller marks and undertake setting out and marking up of accurate lines and levels. You’ll have a good understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements and safe working procedures. You’ll have working knowledge of construction specifications, materials, compaction, and workmanship requirements in different disciplines. With good numeracy skills, you’ll be able to carry out measurements and calculate quantities e.g. areas, volumes, weights. You’ll be able to follow instructions and complete relevant paperwork such as timesheets and worksheets. Using good communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll be able to deal effectively with customers as well as work colleagues.

What We Can Offer You

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly‑talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.

Region: Central

Location: 90 Leycroft Road - Highways

Salary: *GBP*27,274 - *GBP*32,046 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*43,249

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time,
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent