Highways Maintenance Operative

4 weeks ago


Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Colas Full time
Purpose of the Role

Colas Ltd is seeking a skilled Highways Maintenance Operative to join their Structures team. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out highway maintenance duties, including cyclical maintenance, reactive maintenance, incident response, and winter maintenance. The role requires a strong focus on safety, customer service, serviceability, and sustainability.

Main Responsibilities
  • Undertake various Highways Structures Maintenance activities, responding to inspections, complaints, or emergencies.
  • Perform grass cutting and landscape maintenance, cleaning bridge drainage, and other maintenance duties to effectively maintain the Highway Infrastructure.
  • Work closely with team members to ensure defined safe systems of work and risk assessments are adhered to at all times.
  • Participate in Incident Management & Winter Service, effectively use Colas plant and fleet, and ensure all vehicles are checked safe before taking out in accordance with company policy.
  • Manage administrative tasks such as timesheet collation, capturing plant, labour & material use, and maintain a professional approach positively reflecting the image of the company.
Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience in Highways Maintenance, a Class C HGV with CPC (not essential), and/or any relevant Highways qualifications (desirable). A can-do attitude, willingness to work with initiative, good communication skills, and the ability to work in high-pressure environments and all weather conditions are essential.

Package Description

Colas offers a great total compensation package, including:

  • A salary between £11.44 and £14.37 (dependent on experience and qualifications)
  • 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

Colas is 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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