Highways Operative

2 weeks ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom M Group Services Full time

**Highways Operative**

Outdoor working / LGV/HGV training / paid overtime / Employee discounts

Milestone Infrastructure is working in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council in Cambridgeshire are seeking experienced Operatives to work in our Huntingdon depot.

**As a Highway Operative your duties and responsibilities will include**:

- To work as part of operations crew undertaking various labouring duties including excavation works, laying and levelling of kerbs, slabs and bitumen macadam, drainage and gully installations
- To ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of own and other persons and to comply with all local and statutory Health & Safety procedures
- To operate small plant and equipment used in highway maintenance with guidance from Site Supervisor
- To install traffic management under instruction in accordance with method statements with guidance from Site Supervisor
- To participate in an out of hours emergency call out system covering the Cambridgeshire Highway Services network

**Skills and Knowledge requirements**:

- Clean driving licence
- Ground Works experience, highways preferred
- Willingness to work outside of normal hours and weekends as required (paid as overtime) in all weathers
- Good customer care skills (i.e. dealing with the public)
- Demonstration of capability to gain HGV Class C licence during probationary period - emergency standby and winter maintenance are a contractual part of the service we deliver

**Desirable**:

- LGV/HGV Class C - training will be given
New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
- CSCS

**What’s in it for you?**
- 21 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Out of hours / Call out (Overtime)
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Ongoing training & development
- HGV / LGV Driver training

We also welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview, we will explore what is possible for the role.



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