Highways Maintenance Specialist

3 weeks ago


Swinton, Manchester, United Kingdom Salford Council Full time

About Salford Council

We are seeking a skilled Highways Maintenance Specialist to join our front-line team maintaining and improving the highways across the City. With on-site highway maintenance and/or practical highway construction experience, you will work alongside other highway operatives, street lighting operatives, and gully crews delivering highways repair and maintenance functions and delivery of schemes. The service is responsible for keeping the highway safe for all road users.

About the Role

As a highly motivated and effective Highways Maintenance Specialist, you will be part of a team of highway front-line staff working on live highway sites. You will be required to undertake a range of road and footway repairs, including flagging and kerbing, pothole repairs, and patching, using machinery and tools. Working with the gully crews, assisting with drainage problems, and responding to damage and emergencies could also be required.

About You

You will already have some knowledge, skills, and experience in the highway construction or repair and maintenance field and be familiar with working on a live highway and what that requires in terms of Health and Safety. We're seeking someone who will not only fit seamlessly within the team but also display a commitment to continuous development and a dedication to working effectively for the City Council.

What We Offer

Punctuality and attendance are key to ensuring the work that is required to be delivered on a daily basis can be undertaken effectively and efficiently with site visits throughout the day across the City. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.

Find out about our city as a place to live, work, and grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You'll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you here.

Continuous Service Commitment

New employees can keep their service-related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others under this scheme. Find out if this applies to you here.

Guaranteed Assessment Schemes

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if you meet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if you qualify please click here.



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