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Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways business unit to work in Leeds.

Role Purpose:

Required to work on the M1A1 DBFO Maintenance contract completing reactive, emergency and winter service operational activities; utilising knowledge and experience to ensure that all works are completed to the required Health, Safety and Quality standards;

Responsible for carrying out all aspects of Highways Maintenance works including routine and cyclical maintenance, minor civils, emergency attendance, making sites safe and temporary / permanent repairs.

As a Highways Maintenance Operative you will be undertaking a work experience based training programme in Highway Maintenance; You’ll be following a 70:20:10 method of training:

70% on the job training

20% mentoring / coaching

10% formal training & qualifications

Over the period of 2 years you’ll learn all the aspects of how to work safely whilst maintaining the M1, A1(M) , M621 and M621 for the travelling public, providing a key service to the Leeds area.

What you’ll be learning:

Compliance:

Work within a culture of Zero Harm embedding the 4 Golden Rules within all aspects of service delivery;

Reporting all observations Close Calls and Good Practices;

Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H&S;

Develop and maintain good working relationships across all teams.

Technical / Operations:

How to carry out a broad range of Highway maintenance activities - safety, efficiently and to a high standard;

How to conduct operational activities against required quality standards;

Undertaking required work progress against agreed programmes;

Selecting and undertake appropriate work methods to ensure the work is completed right first time;

Ensure that work activities meet project work requirements;

Utilising the effective deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery;

Organising, control and monitor supplies of materials;

Evaluating job information / solution and recommend improvements.

Service Delivery:

Carry out all reasonable work instructions via the handheld device;

Support the emergency service provision in and out of hours;

Support the delivery of winter maintenance service;

Contribute to the overall profitability of the services providing through effective use of resources.

Customer Service:

Provide customer service in construction;

Be an ambassador for Balfour Beatty at all times.

You’ll be someone who’s interested in staying local to Leeds, working with a close knit team with secured work for the next 3 years with opportunities beyond, interest in learning about how highway maintenance and construction is delivered. Wants to learn new skills and develop themselves.

Personal Qualities and Experience:

• The following qualities are essential:
• Appreciation of Health and Safety first;
• Adaptable to changing situations;
• Team work;
• Reliable;
• Willing to learn;
• Listen to and do what is required;
• Pride in work;
• Honest / Act with integrity;
• Customer facing;
• Positive Attitude;
• Professional Conduct;
• Willing to share knowledge;
• Quality and accuracy of work;
• Continually striving to improve performance;
• Good Communication skills.

The following experience is desirable but the successful candidates will be put through a 24 month training programme on the following:

• Minor Highway Civils;
• Driving;
• Gritting roads;
• Traffic Management;
• Plant awareness;
• Manual Handling.

The following Qualifications are Essential

• Driving licence

The following qualifications are desirable, but the successful candidates will be put through a 24 month training programme:

• LGV (Class 1 or 2 Licence)
• CSCS; (Labourer, skilled trade or traffic management)
• Traffic management qualifications
• NRSWA;
• First Aid;
• Abrasive Wheel;
• Manual Handling;
• Banksman;
• NVQ Winter Service;
• Telehandler (Forks and/or Bucket)
• MEWP Driver

Package

Starting hourly rate will vary depending on experience and qualifications,

Personal Development: Close knit team who want to develop people to their full potential, support their personal and professional development

Operatives showing potential for career progression and development through attitude and skills and work ethic will be put forward for supervisor training or other training and development in traffic management, project management and other areas

Day to Day: Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

Diversity and Inclusion: We aim to be a leader in equality, diversity and inclusion by creating a safe inclusive working environment for all - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year round learning opportunities and provide personal development opportunities. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.

Flexible working: Flexible or agile working is encouraged at BB DBFO's and we recognise the value and diversity of candidates which this can bring to our business operations. Not every role can provide a variety of working patterns to suit people's personal needs however we are happy to discuss agile working opportunities with you.

Disability confident: We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is Disability Confident committed and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

The Balfour Beatty DBFO projects are three highway maintenance projects based at Leeds, Derby and Exeter covering the following routes

M1A1
A50
A30/35

We deliver routine cyclic and winter maintenance, keeping our roads safe and running and deliver over a hundred renewal and repair schemes per year,

We are a small close knit team of various roles and skills, who work closely with our client and contractors to deliver an excellent highway maintenance service.

Our Highways Business Unit maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live, work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We also provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK.

We create safe, flexible and dynamic public spaces. We are right at the heart of a vital place-shaping agenda that brings together local authorities, local communities, central government and the private sector.

The essential work is to keep daily life moving!

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.