Highways Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago


Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Colas Full time

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites.

We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products.

We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Purpose of the role:


At Colas, we are looking for Highways Maintenance Operatives (HMO) to join the team based at our Strensham depot,
WR8 9LJ.

As a HMO you'll be working as part of a team to carry out highway's maintenance duties as well as winter maintenance, and emergency response when required.

Activities will vary across Traffic Management to carrying out maintenance activities such as Gully Emptying, Soft Estate, Street Furniture Repair, Winter Maintenance etc.

Colas are responsible for the eight-year Maintenance & Response contract for National Highways Area 9.

The contract covers around 2,300 miles of Strategic Road Network within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire, as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire.

We deliver cyclical maintenance, reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather response and minor works in a region that has five strategically critical motorway interchange junctions, as well as being at the heart of the new HS2 network.

Area 9 is a critical transport hub enabling customer journeys across the UK.

Main Responsibilities:

Package Description:

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

  • A salary between £11.44 and £14.37 (dependent on experience and licences)
  • Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
  • Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
  • 21 days annual leave per year + Public Holidays
  • Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
  • Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
  • Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
  • Ongoing personal / professional development
  • Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
As a business, we hold three core values
Caring,
Sharing and
Daring.

We are committed to
Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met,
Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.

Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset,
Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches.

We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.



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