Roadworker level 3

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standby rota payments

Job summary

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking a Senior Road Worker at the Beverley Highways depot to lead a small team in maintaining the highway and footway networks within the East Riding area.

You will oversee construction and maintenance projects, including larger scale works, patching/surfacing, drainage, bridge maintenance and footway repairs, ensuring high standards for all road users.

Qualifications

• Must have proven track record in a supervisory role within highways maintenance or construction.
• Full clean driving licence is essential, preferably with Category C1 entitlement.
• If C1 entitlement is not held, LGV driver training must be undertaken within 6 months to Category C+E and driving duties performed as required.
• Standard 37-hour week, Monday to Friday; overtime on a planned basis with potential salary increase.
• Out of hours emergency standby service with additional payments for standby rota participation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage highway maintenance projects and related construction works.
• Deliver a range of works including patching, drainage, bridge maintenance, and footway repairs.
• Ensure high standards of work for highway users and maintain a proactive training pathway for staff.
• Coordinate standby rota participation and respond to emergency situations outside normal hours.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Highways maintenance

Construction industry

Forward-thinking attitude

Job description

The job itself

A vacancy has arisen at the Beverley Highways depot, for a Senior Road worker within the in-house Highways team. The team is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the highway and footway networks within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

We seek a reliable hardworking and enthusiastic team leader, to join our successful team to deliver a range of projects including larger scale construction works, planer patching/surfacing, drainage works, bridge maintenance and footway repairs, along with general highway construction and maintenance works.

The Highways Team have a strong ‘can do’ attitude which is focussed on delivering high standards of work to all highway users.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven track record in a supervisory role, working in the highway maintenance or construction industry together with a forward-thinking attitude to ensure the service continues to build on its previous successes.

A full clean driving licence is essential, preferably with Category C1 entitlement. Where C1 entitlement is not yet held, the successful candidate will commit to undertake LGV driver training within 6 months of their start date, to category C+E and then carry out driving duties as required.

You will work a standard 37-hour week Monday to Friday. Additional overtime is worked on a planned basis with the potential to increase the salary.

The Highways department also provides an out of hours emergency standby service throughout the year. This service is to attend emergency situations which occur on the Highway network outside of normal working hours, and you may be called upon to participate in this standby rota. Additional payments are paid for participation in this standby rota.

The council is committed to the development and training of its employees to ensure they develop and unlock potential for the future.

Successful applicants will continue to receive training around health and safety and ongoing skills development.