Highways Operative

Highways Operative

Milestone Infrastructure
Full Time 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

Highways Operative- Wiltshire

We are looking for skilled and experienced Highways Operatives to join our Highway Maintenance team based at our depots in Melksham, Chippenham and Salisbury, working across the Wiltshire area.

Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join us to help construct and maintain Wiltshire Highways. This role is ideal for an experienced and skilled groundworker / construction worker / Roadworker / Highways Operative keen to lead a 2-man team, or to work as part of a 3- or 4-man team delivering small highway maintenance and improvement projects, whilst also willing to assist with the out of hrs winter maintenance and emergency call out activities via a standby rota.

As a Highways Operative you will:

  • Work on small highway, footpath, drainage, signing and kerbing projects.
  • Operate plant and equipment necessary for the project delivery
  • Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives
  • Undertake out of hours emergency call out works
  • Undertake out of hrs winter maintenance driver duties

We're looking for:

  • Clean driving License
  • Extensive groundworks /construction works, preferably in Highways
  • Qualifications in the operation of most relevant plant and equipment
  • Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
  • Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers
  • Willingness to assist in out of hrs Winter Maintenance and Emergency Response duties
  • LGV Class C driving license OR capable of LGV Class C training provided by Milestone
  • Commitment to Customer Service

Desirable:

  • New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
  • CSCS Card
  • Highways Operative experience
  • Lantra 12 D
  • Small tools training
  • 360 mini digger – NPORS or CITB

We will offer you:

  • Guaranteed contractual Overtime and Standby
  • On-going training and career development opportunities to fully realise your potential
  • 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Generous pension scheme
  • PPE Provided
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Referral scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount platform

Our Milestone Infrastructure team delivers projects that maintain and enhance the built environment. Part of that is our work to operate, maintain and improve large parts of the UK road network. Whether you’re involved in frontline operational work, design, project management or office-based services, every day you’ll be helping to improve the lives of millions of people.

A career with us means you’ll have the freedom to develop your skills and leave your mark on the communities in which we work. Our competitive benefits package will help to enhance your life outside work, too.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

We thrive through embracing differences because we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and winning teams.

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.

If you would like to learn more about Infrastructure Services and / or to apply for this role please go to our web site @ milestoneinfra.co.uk.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Wiltshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: N/A

Highways Operative
Milestone Infrastructure

www.milestoneinfra.co.uk
Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
Unknown
Subsidiary or Business Segment
General Repair & Maintenance
2021
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