Highway Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

**About the role**
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways business unit to work in Leeds.

**Role Purpose**:
Required to work on the M1A1 DBFO Maintenance contract completing reactive, emergency and winter service operational activities; utilising knowledge and experience to ensure that all works are completed to the required Health, Safety and Quality standards;
Responsible for carrying out all aspects of Highways Maintenance works including routine and cyclical maintenance, minor civils, emergency attendance, making sites safe and temporary / permanent repairs.

**What you'll be doing**
As a Highways Maintenance Operative you will be undertaking a work experience based training programme in Highway Maintenance; You’ll be following a 70:20:10 method of training:
70% on the job training

20% mentoring / coaching

10% formal training & qualifications

Over the period of 2 years you’ll learn all the aspects of how to work safely whilst maintaining the M1, A1(M), M621 and M621 for the travelling public, providing a key service to the Leeds area.

What you’ll be learning:
**Compliance**:
Work within a culture of Zero Harm embedding the 4 Golden Rules within all aspects of service delivery;
Reporting all observations Close Calls and Good Practices;
Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H&S;
Develop and maintain good working relationships across all teams.

**Technical / Operations**:
How to carry out a broad range of Highway maintenance activities - safety, efficiently and to a high standard;
How to conduct operational activities against required quality standards;
Undertaking required work progress against agreed programmes;
Selecting and undertake appropriate work methods to ensure the work is completed right first time;
Ensure that work activities meet project work requirements;
Utilising the effective deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery;
Organising, control and monitor supplies of materials;
Evaluating job information / solution and recommend improvements.

**Service Delivery**:
Carry out all reasonable work instructions via the handheld device;
Support the emergency service provision in and out of hours;
Support the delivery of winter maintenance service;
Contribute to the overall profitability of the services providing through effective use of resources.

**Customer Service**:
Provide customer service in construction;
Be an ambassador for Balfour Beatty at all times.

**Who we're looking for**
You’ll be someone who’s interested in staying local to Leeds, working with a close knit team with secured work for the next 3 years with opportunities beyond, interest in learning about how highway maintenance and construction is delivered. Wants to learn new skills and develop themselves.

**Personal Qualities and Experience**:

- The following qualities are essential:

- Appreciation of Health and Safety first;
- Adaptable to changing situations;
- Team work;
- Reliable;
- Willing to learn;
- Listen to and do what is required;
- Pride in work;
- Honest / Act with integrity;
- Customer facing;
- Positive Attitude;
- Professional Conduct;
- Willing to share knowledge;
- Quality and accuracy of work;
- Continually striving to improve performance;
- Good Communication skills.
- Minor Highway Civils;
- Driving;
- Gritting roads;
- Traffic Management;
- Plant awareness;
- Manual Handling.

**The following Qualifications are Essential**
- Driving licence
- LGV **(**Class 1 or 2 Licence)
- CSCS; (Labourer, skilled trade or traffic management)
- Traffic management qualifications
- NRSWA;
- First Aid;
- Abrasive Wheel;
- Manual Handling;
- Banksman;
- NVQ Winter Service;
- Telehandler (Forks and/or Bucket)
- MEWP Driver

**Why work for us** Package**

Starting hourly rate will vary depending on experience and qualifications,

**Personal Development**:Close knit team who want to develop people to their full potential, support their personal and professional development

Operatives showing potential for career progression and development through attitude and skills and work ethic will be put forward for supervisor training or other training and development in traffic management, project management and other areas

**Day to Day**:Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

**Diversity and Inclusion**: We aim to be a leader in equality, diversity and inclusion by creating a safe inclusive working environment for all - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year round learning opportunities and provide personal development opportunities. Our aim is to attract more people



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