Skilled Highways Operative

Essex Highways; Congleton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

5 days extra leave

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a Skilled Highways Operative to join our highway maintenance team. This hands-on role leads a small traffic management crew, installing, maintaining and removing temporary traffic management equipment to keep highway works safe and efficient.

You will work on site across the network, ensuring equipment compliance, carrying out checks, and monitoring health and safety. Experience with NHSS 12A/B and a full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering traffic management in highways maintenance.
• NHSS Sector Scheme 12A/B Traffic Management qualification.
• Full UK driving licence (LGV2 advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a small traffic management team on site.
• Install, maintain, and remove temporary traffic management equipment.
• Set up temporary traffic signal systems as required.
• Ensure equipment is installed, operational and compliant with standards.
• Carry out equipment checks and complete checklists before deployment.
• Collect and recover traffic management gear from completed sites.
• Maintain daily records and operational documentation.
• Promote safe working practices at all times and report concerns.
• Support highway maintenance activities across the network.

Skills

Traffic management

Team leadership

Health & safety

Communication

Education

NHSS Sector Scheme 12A/B Traffic Management qualification

Job description

We\'re looking for a Skilled Highways Operative to join our highway maintenance team at Ringway Jacobs. In this hands-on position, you\'ll lead a small traffic management crew, ensuring the safe installation, maintenance, and removal of temporary traffic management equipment that enables essential highway works to be delivered safely and efficiently. Working on the road network every day, you\'ll play a key role in keeping both road users and colleagues safe while delivering excellent service for our clients.

The Role

As a Skilled Highways Operative, you will:

• Lead and direct a small traffic management team on site.
• Install, maintain, and remove temporary traffic management equipment, including signs, cones, frames, and sandbags.
• Set up, maintain, and remove temporary traffic signal systems, from two-way traffic control through to multi-phase systems.
• Ensure all traffic management equipment is correctly installed, operational, and compliant with industry standards.
• Carry out equipment checks and complete associated checklists before deployment.
• Collect and recover traffic management equipment from completed works sites.
• Maintain daily records and operational documentation accurately.
• Promote and maintain safe working practices at all times.
• Report health, safety, environmental concerns, near misses, and incidents promptly.
• Support the successful delivery of highway maintenance activities across the network.

To be successful in this role, you\'ll bring:

• Previous experience delivering traffic management within a highways maintenance environment.
• NHSS Sector Scheme 12A/B Traffic Management qualification and relevant training.
• A full UK driving licence (LGV Class 2 licence would be advantageous).
• A strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• The ability to undertake basic audits, inspections, and risk assessments.
• Experience leading or supervising teams and providing guidance to colleagues.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with clients, stakeholders, and members of the public.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and taking ownership of your work.
• The ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision.
• Basic IT skills and confidence using handheld devices such as tablets or smartphones would be beneficial

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That\'s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career. Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on [e-mail]. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV\u2019s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.

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