Amey
Highways Maintenance Operative
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Highways Maintenance Operative - Area 10 Strategic Highways
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Area 10 Strategic Highways team based in Preston Brook, Runcorn.
As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you will play a vital role in maintaining and improving the strategic road network, helping to ensure roads remain safe and operational for road users. You will support a wide range of highway maintenance activities, including temporary traffic management installation, routine maintenance works, winter services, and emergency response operations.
Working Pattern
- Average of 42 hours per week
- 12-hour shifts
- Rotating 4-on, 4-off days and nights pattern
- Participation in winter maintenance and emergency standby/call-out duties
What You'll Be Doing
Key responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out routine and cyclic highway maintenance activities.
- Supporting minor civil engineering works and general highway upkeep.
- Installing and removing temporary traffic management systems.
- Undertaking winter maintenance operations and emergency response duties.
- Driving and operating vehicles and plant equipment, including completion of daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance tasks.
- Completing litter picking and environmental maintenance activities across the network.
- Recording driver hours and accurately completing defect reporting documentation.
- Capturing time and resource utilisation through company allocation systems.
- Attending work briefings and maintaining high technical and operational standards.
- Communicating effectively with colleagues, subcontractors, clients, emergency services, police, and members of the public.
- Taking responsibility for your own safety and that of others, ensuring full compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
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What We're Looking For
We would love to hear from you if you have:
Essential
- LGV Class C Licence
- Driver CPC qualification with 35 hours completed
- Appropriate CSCS Card
- Personal Highways Passport
- Manual Handling certification
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated and proactive approach
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to health, safety, and quality standards
What We Can Offer
At Amey, we invest in our people and provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your career and wellbeing.
Career Development
- Exceptional training and development opportunities
- Clear progression pathways
Pension
- Generous pension scheme with company contributions
Holidays
- Minimum 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Flexible Benefits
Choose from a range of flexible benefits including:
- Additional annual leave purchase
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gym memberships
- Payroll giving and charity support options
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Save with Amey
Access to thousands of retail discounts including:
- Shopping and leisure savings
- Healthcare benefits
- Free GP service
- Dental vouchers
Social Impact
- Two paid community involvement days each year
- Opportunities to support local charity and fundraising initiatives
About Amey
Amey is a leading provider of engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, working across the UK's transport, infrastructure and public service sectors. We create better places to live, work and travel through innovative and sustainable solutions.
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age.
We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact Chantal Hayes at chantal.hayes@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments, or additional support that you may require at any stage of the recruitment process.
Apply Today
We are excited to hear from you. Apply now and help us keep the UK's strategic road network moving safely and efficiently.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.
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