Highways Maintenance Apprentice

4 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Kier Group Full time

We’re looking for a Highways Maintenance Apprentice to join our Kier Highways team based in Chieveley. Within this role, you can enjoy discounts at high street brands, gaining a recognised qualification, working on exciting projects and even more.

**Location**: Chieveley, Berkshire

**Contract**: Permanent, full-time

**Salary**: Competitive + benefits

**Responsibilities**

As a Highways Maintenance Apprentice, you’ll be working within the Kier Highways team, supporting them in keeping over 27,000km of roads flowing across the UK.

Your day to day will include:

- Working across several highways depots in the region
- Providing routine maintenance and ensuring continued operation of roads, tunnels, and bridges in the area
- Other activities such as kerbing, concrete work and laying asphalt

You will also study for a **Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative **qualification with support from our experienced teams - giving you the practical skills and expertise to excel in your career.

**What are we looking for?**

This role of Highways Maintenance Apprentice is great for you if:

- Can work collaboratively as part of a wider team
- Punctual, self-motivated, and willing to learn
- Hold a full driving license

**We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include**:

- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- A fantastic matched pension scheme

And so much more You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

**Who is Kier?**

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Closing Date: 28th April 2023

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