Zero Hours Winter Driver

About the role

Help keep Warwickshire's roads safe this winter – join Balfour Beatty Living Places as a Winter Maintenance Driver on a flexible zero-hour contract.

We're looking for reliable and safety-conscious drivers to support our Winter Service Delivery team. You'll play a vital role in salting roads and clearing snow to ensure safe travel for all road users during cold and icy conditions.

This is a zero-hour contract role, ideal for those seeking seasonal work or additional hours. Shifts are determined daily based on weather forecasts, with standby required every other week.

What you'll be doing

• Driving HGV vehicles on assigned winter maintenance routes
• Conducting daily vehicle checks and reporting issues
• Refuelling and maintaining fleet vehicles
• Supporting snow clearance operations
• Following health, safety, and quality standards at all times

Who we're looking for

Essential:

• Full clean driving licence
• HGV Class C licence
• CPC qualification
• Strong team ethic and reliability
• Commitment to health and safety

Desirable (training can be provided):

• Winter Service Units 513 & 580
• Tacho Card
• Experience in highways or winter maintenance

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Job Reference: BBUK14859