Highway Maintenance Operative – Inveraray BEAR Scotland

The Highland Times; Inveraray; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading highway maintenance provider in the UK is searching for a Highway Maintenance Operative to support operations in Inveraray. This full-time position involves tasks like the erection of road signs, drainage works, and operation of small plant machinery. Candidates should be physically fit with knowledge of Health and Safety rules. A full UK driving license at Class C level is required. Competitive salary and generous benefits are included in the role.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Employee benefits access

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a roadworker is desirable, but training can be provided.
• Training required to achieve competence in job aspects.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Erect and remove temporary signs and barriers.
• Prepare, apply, compact, and remove materials.
• Drive vehicles including those with attachments.

Skills

Physically fit for working in sometimes arduous conditions

Experience of using small plant

Knowledge of Health and Safety rules and procedures

Education

Full UK driving license preferably at LGV Class C level

Tickets for plant and traffic management (advantage)

Job description

Highway Maintenance Operative

Location: Inveraray

Category: Operations

Full Time / Permanent, 40 Hours per week, Monday – Friday, OT & On Call Rota

BEAR Scotland is a leading provider of highway maintenance services across Scotland. We manage and maintain over 2,000km of Scotland’s trunk road network, tackling just about every imaginable task and working round the clock to help keep Scotland moving.

The North West Trunk Road Unit spans some 1,422km of trunk road through some of the most scenic parts of the country. It covers a huge area of Scotland, from Thurso and Wick in the very north of the Highlands down to Campbeltown in Argyig on Skye to Perth and Stirling.

We have vacancies for Highway Maintenance Operatives to join our existing operations team. The Highway Maintenance Operative will report to Operations Supervisor and Operations Manager and will be responsible to help keeping Scotland moving.

This is a full-time role with Standby Rota and Overtime available.

Responsibilities and Activities

• The erection and removal of temporary signs and barriers (permanent signs and barriers).
• Preparation, application, compaction and removal of soils, rocks, coated and other materials.
• Hot material patching by hand.
• Drainage works, excavation, pipe laying, kerb laying, scrub cutting.
• Installation and fixing of temporary/permanent road furniture.
• Operation of power tools, small plant and machinery.
• Driving vehicles including those with simple attachments such as tractors.
• Prepare written returns including fault report details.
• Responsibility for the health and safety of the public, colleagues and yourself.
• Participating in our winter and emergency response service on a standby rota basis.
• Winter maintenance duties which include fitting gritter body and blade, driving gritter and spread salt by hand if required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Previous experience as a roadworker is desirable, however training can be provided.
• There is a requirement to undertake training and to achieve competence in aspects of the job.
• Knowledge of the requirement for Health and Safety rules and procedures.
• Physically fit for working in sometimes arduous conditions.
• Experience of using small plant.
• Holding tickets for plant, traffic management, and Health and Safety an advantage.
• Full UK driving license preferably at LGV Class C level.

Why BEAR?

At the heart of our success is our people — talented, innovative, and dedicated individuals who drive everything we do. We’re committed to attracting and retaining top talent by offering a supportive and rewarding work environment.

In return, we provide:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Access to a range of employee benefits including annual leave purchase, Cycle to Work scheme, and our Employee Assistance Programme

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to promoting fairness, inclusion, and diversity across all areas of our business.