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Job Introduction
Are you an experienced and dynamic Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative looking for your next position?
We are seeking a skilled Highways Maintenance Operative to assist in delivering essential maintenance services across the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This practical, hands-on role includes a range of tasks such as reactive repairs, patching, winter service operations and responding to emergency callouts.
The ideal candidate will hold a valid HGV (Category C) licence, a CPC Driver Qualification Card, a CPCS card for operating mini diggers and a current NRSWA Operative Card.
Main Responsibilities
Reporting to the Highways Supervisor, you will work collaboratively within your team as a Highways Maintenance Operative to achieve the best possible commercial outcomes for our projects. You will also play a key role in managing any challenge processes initiated by JB Riney’s clients.
Day to day responsibilities for this role of Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative will include:
- Carrying out reactive and planned maintenance tasks such as pothole repairs, patching, kerbing, drainage works, and minor civils
- Undertaking emergency and out-of-hours call-out work on a rota basis
- Participating in winter service operations, including salting and snow clearance using HGV gritting vehicles
- Operating plant and machinery including mini diggers in accordance with CPCS certification
- Ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with relevant legislation, standards, and safety procedures
- Setting out temporary traffic management in line with NRSWA requirements
- Completing required documentation including risk assessments, job records, and vehicle checks
- Maintaining good communication with supervisors, team members, and members of the public
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The Ideal Candidate
To be successful in the role of Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative will have the following:
Essential
- Valid HGV licence (Category C) and Driver CPC Card
- NRSWA Operative Card (Units including Signing, Lighting & Guarding; Excavation; and Reinstatement)
- CPCS Card for mini digger (excavator below 10 tonnes)
- Previous experience in highways maintenance or civil engineering works
- Flexible and willing to participate in a standby rota for emergency and winter maintenance
- Strong awareness of Health & Safety and safe site working practices
- Ability to carry out physically demanding outdoor work in all weather conditions
DESIRABLE
- Traffic Management (LANTRA) certification
- First Aid at Work certificate
- Experience working on contracts within London boroughs or other urban environments
- Knowledge of using handheld digital recording tools or tablets
Why Us
In addition to this role, we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
- Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
- Training and development opportunities
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About Us
At J B Riney, our people are our company. The way in which we treat our people – both our employees and the communities in which we live and work. JB Riney is a long-established Civil Engineering company who have operated in the Greater London area for nearly 40 years. Working alongside many Local Authorities and Councils, our well-earned reputation is built on local knowledge, reliability, quality products and services as well as a customer focused delivery.
Here at JB Riney, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
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Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
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Job Reference tarmac/TP/39940/7983
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