Highways Maintenance Operative

About the role

Kier is recruiting a Highways Maintenance Operative for its Transportation team in Bridgwater, Somerset. The role supports the Operative team in delivering highway services across the Somerset network, covering reactive works, emergency response and minor civils and improvement works, including winter maintenance and severe weather operations. The position is permanent and full time.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to highway defects within the agreed timescales, keeping relevant parties informed via tablet applications, including installing and removing emergency traffic management signage
• Use tablet devices at incidents and emergency repairs to complete record sheets and keep accurate records of works
• Contribute to customer care by dealing with clients and network users politely and courteously
• Carry out daily defect reports on vehicles and keep them clean and maintained
• Take part in winter maintenance and severe weather operations where required

Required profile

• Full driving licence (LGV training provided once business targets are met)
• Able to work independently and as part of a team, communicating faults and issues
• Transferrable skills are welcome; candidates who do not meet every requirement are encouraged to apply

What we offer

• Salary of £27,976 to £29,000 depending on experience, plus call out and overtime
• Pension scheme and competitive annual holiday entitlement
• LGV training once targets are met