General Operative - Highways

Volkerrail Group; Luton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading highways contractor in Luton is seeking a General Operative. This role includes operating machinery, working with labor teams to meet targets, and performing highway maintenance tasks. Candidates should have previous experience in highways maintenance. The company offers competitive salary, annual leave, and several employee benefits, including private medical care and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave plus extra day off on birthday

Private medical care

Pension plan

Life assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts

Comprehensive skills-based training

Enhanced maternity benefits

24/7 Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Previous highways maintenance experience is essential.
• Candidates should demonstrate the ability to work independently.
• Good communication skills in English are required.

Responsibilities

• Work with both direct and sub-contract labour, meeting all targets.
• Operate mechanical plant and perform drainage works as needed.
• Respond to emergency call-outs and assist in tarmacking.

Skills

Highways maintenance experience

Ability to use initiative

Good standard of English

Job description

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities.

We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts.

We are currently looking for a General Operative to join our Highways Term Maintenance Contract in Luton.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working with both the direct labour and sub-contract labour, meeting targets and deadlines on time.
• Operate mechanical plant, lay kerbs, carry out drainage works, respond to emergency call-outs, and undertake tarmacking as required.

About you

• Previous highways maintenance experience
• Ability to use initiative
• Good standard of English

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK, a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways can ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities — comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. Our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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