Balfour Beatty plc
General Operative
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General Operative
About The Role
Balfour Beatty's UKCS Living Places business has an exciting opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our team in Lincolnshire.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll help maintain and improve the local highway network, ensuring roads, structures and associated assets remain safe, reliable, and fit for purpose. Working as part of a dedicated operational team, you’ll carry out a variety of maintenance activities that support the communities and businesses that rely on the county’s infrastructure every day.
You’ll play an important part in delivering high-quality services while maintaining the highest standards of safety, workmanship, and customer service.
Responsibilities
As a Highways Maintenance Operative, your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out a broad range of highway maintenance activities safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
- Undertaking drainage works, kerb laying, asphalt laying and compaction, excavation activities, and vegetation clearance.
- Completing general construction and grounds maintenance tasks, including brickwork, fencing repairs, and other associated works.
- Operating plant, machinery, and equipment in a safe and effective manner.
- Ensuring work is completed to required quality standards and right first time.
- Maintaining compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Using materials, tools, and resources efficiently to support effective service delivery.
- Supporting emergency response activities and out-of-hours services when required.
- Building positive working relationships with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
- Identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to the successful delivery of maintenance services.
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Requirements
We’re looking for individuals who take pride in their work, put safety first, and enjoy working as part of a team in a fast-paced outdoor environment.
You’ll have:
- A full UK driving licence.
- A strong commitment to health and safety.
- Experience within highways maintenance, groundworks, construction, civil engineering, or a similar operational environment.
- A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn.
- The flexibility to work overtime or shift patterns when required.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- A reliable, honest, and professional approach to work.
It would be advantageous if you also hold any of the following:
- EUSR Excavation qualifications.
- NRSWA accreditation.
- CSCS Highway Maintenance certification.
- Confined Space training.
- LGV Class 1 or Class 2 licence.
- Driver CPC qualification.
- Winter maintenance experience or qualifications.
- Telehandler training.
- Vacuum excavation experience.
Why Work for Us?
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
As part of Balfour Beatty, you’ll benefit from:
- Smart working (up to 40% remote working, where roles allow)
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family-friendly policies, including:
- 28 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave.
- Four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.
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About Us
Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work, and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we serve, shaping places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to a successful and happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, we continuously grow our diverse workforce and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
We support various initiatives and organisations, including:
- WISE
- enei
- Business Disability Forum
- Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE)
As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to supporting individuals with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We offer interviews to applicants meeting the minimum criteria.
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