Highways Maintenance Specialist

3 weeks ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom COLAS ROAD UK Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Highways Maintenance Operative to join our team at Colas Road UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out highways maintenance duties, including cyclical maintenance, reactive maintenance, incident response, and severe weather response.

Main Responsibilities

  • Carry out highways maintenance activities, including gully emptying, winter maintenance, sweeping and cleaning activities, soft estate clearance, and traffic management.
  • Work closely with team members to promote effective health and safety within the workplace.
  • Participate in incident management and 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 and material use, etc.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a HGV Class 2 Licence, this is essential for the role as Winter maintenance will be a huge part of this role as well as a full UK driving licence. Experience of Highways Maintenance and/or any relevant Highways qualifications are desirable, not essential. The candidate should have a can-do attitude and willing to work with initiative, good communication skills and capable of working in high-pressure environments and in all weather conditions.

Package Description

  • A competitive salary between £11.44 and £13.75 (dependent on licences and experience)
  • 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 and professional development
  • Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits

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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