Highways Operative

North East Ambition; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government entity in the North East of England seeks a Highways Operative. The role involves performing maintenance and construction of highways and bridges, as well as ensuring high-quality workmanship. Applicants should possess good basic education and experience in manual tasks within a highway or building environment. An attractive rewards package includes competitive salaries and flexible working arrangements, reflecting a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

27 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Good basic education required.
• Experience in manual labor within a highway or building environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake civil engineering work on highways, bridges, drainage, and lighting.
• Ensure high quality of workmanship in maintenance and construction.

Skills

Manual activities experience

Basic education

Job description

Highways Operative

Highways Services are looking for a Highways Operative to join their team.

What is involved?

To ensure the efficient and effective undertaking of civil engineering activity including highways, bridges, street lighting and countryside works as assigned.

To undertake the duties of a Highways Operative having the necessary skills to undertake, the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, drainage, highways electrical and associated works and to ensure a personal high quality of workmanship at all times.

What will I need?

• Good basic education.
• Experience of manual activities in a highway or building environment.

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on (to be confirmed).

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

Our offer to you

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

We welcome applications from disabled people and those who are or consider themselves to be neurodivergent.

How to apply

Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted.

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