Roadworker 2

Delta Wellbeing Ltd; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Automatic enrolment into LGPS

Generous annual leave

Staff health and wellbeing support

Personal development and career growth

Staff discount schemes

Flexible working

Job summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking a proactive Team Leader (Roadworker 2) to oversee a depot-based highways operations team in Carmarthenshire. You will manage maintenance, construction of roads and associated assets, and oversee safety compliance.

You will also cover out-of-hours duties including winter gritting and emergency response. Applicants should have civil engineering and highway maintenance knowledge, prior team leadership, and a working understanding of health and safety

Qualifications

• Experience leading a highways team.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and risk assessments.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a depot-based highways team delivering maintenance and construction tasks.
• Oversee trenching, drains, kerb laying, roadworks and surface works.
• Coordinate routine maintenance like grass cutting, weed spraying and cleaning.
• Respond to out-of-hours highway emergencies and winter gritting; stand-by rota.

Skills

Team leadership

Road maintenance

Health and safety

Communication

Welsh (basic)

Job description

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly

Hourly Rate : £14.14 - £15.82

Contract Hours 37 Hours

Come and join our team

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, flexible individuals to join the Highways and Transport Division to support the Highway Services Manager in the overall management and delivery of the Highway Services operational function across the County of Carmarthenshire.

Specifically, you will be responsible for undertaking general tasks, as Team Leader (Roadworker 2) of a depot based highways operational team, associated primarily with the maintenance and construction of roads, footways, structures and surface water sewers. This may include trench excavation, laying drains, manhole construction, kerb laying, working with concrete and laying tarmac.Routine and cyclical maintenance tasks such as grass cutting, tree & hedge maintenance, weed spraying, general cleaning and sweeping highway assets. Duties will also include out of hours highway emergency response and winter gritting functions and you will be included on a standby rota. The job role will involve working outside in all types of weather conditions.

Applicants must possess detailed knowledge of civil engineering construction and highway maintenance operations and have previous experience in leading a team. You must have a comprehensive knowledge and working experience of health and safety regulations and practices and a thorough understanding of risk assessments and safe systems of work.

You will possess good communication and organisational skills to ensure the service operates effectively and efficiently ensuring deadlines and targets are met.

If you wish to discuss this vacancy, please contact Nick Griffiths on 01267 234567 ext.3532

Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date:

08/11/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

We’re proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers .

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Anonymous Recruitment

We adopt an ‘anonymous recruitment’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Right to work eligibility:

Every employer in the UK must carry out a Right to Work check before a new employee starts work. This is a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and applies to every worker, regardless of nationality.

All applicants will be asked about their nationality and whether they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to confirm whether you are eligible to apply for the vacancy and to work for the Council or its partner organisations.

Carmarthenshire County Council holds a valid sponsorship licence. However, applicants who require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route must meet all eligibility criteria set out by the UK Government under the points-based immigration system. Before submitting an application, you should check whether the role meets the eligibility criteria in the UK Government guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK . Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or any offer of employment may be retracted.

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