Highways Operative

2 weeks ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom M Group Services Full time

**Highways Operative**

**OUTDOOR WORKING / HGV & LGV TRAINING PROVIDED / PAID OVERTIME**

We are looking for Operatives to join our highways team in Oxfordshire to undertake duties associated with the maintenance and construction of public highways maintained by the Highways Agency. You will cover our Drayton depot, with expectations to travel in the surrounding areas to cover our work where necessary.

This is an exciting position where we offer a competitive graded salary and excellent training. Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join them to help construct and maintain roads with Oxfordshire Highways in a role that is ideal for anyone that enjoys manual outdoor work and is willing to pitch in and support winter and emergency maintenance out of hours activities on a standby rota.

**Your duties & responsibilities as a Highways Operative will be**:

- Undertake out of hours, winter maintenance and emergency works
- Work on Highways furniture, equipment and similar fixtures (e.g. erection, maintenance, fixing and/or dismantling)
- Be trained to operate all the appropriate plant and equipment necessary for the required disciplines for maintenance and drainage on Highways and Network
- Take responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge
- Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives

**We're looking for**:

- Clean driving license
- A commitment to Health and Safety
- Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
- Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers - you will be required to assist in winter maintenance duties

**Desirable**:

- New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
- LGV Class C driving license / HGV license; however whilst we provide training, you must be able to gain your license with 6 months of joining Milestone due to the contractual needs of the service

**What’s in it for you?**
- 21 days' annual leave, rising 1 extra day per year until 26 days, plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Out of hours / Call out (Overtime)
- Generous Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Ongoing training & development
- HGV / LGV Driver training

We also welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview and in return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

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