Maintenance Operative

Balfour; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A key infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Maintenance Operative for the M25 Network. The role involves hazard clearance, cyclical maintenance, and routine checks. Essential qualifications include a UK Driving Licence and a CSCS Operative Card. This part-time position offers flexibility, including remote work opportunities and 25 days of paid annual leave.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience working on a live motorway or All-Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network.
• Experience in traffic, transport, or highways environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in hazard clearance and network maintenance.
• Implement traffic management in line with policies.
• Conduct routine vehicle checks.
• Participate in Winter Service rota.

Skills

UK Driving Licence

CSCS Operative Card

Job description

About The Role

To assist in the efficient service delivery of the M25 DBFO Network by undertaking a wide range of hazard clearance, network maintenance and other tasks as required by Line Manager.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertake activities, as instructed, with capabilities to ensure that your area of responsibility is maintained. This will include but not exclusive to:
• cyclical maintenance
• graffiti removal
• carriageway repairs
• soft estate maintenance (e.g. grassland maintenance)
• litter picking
• sign maintenance
• cleansing
• safety fence repairs
• boundary fence repairs
• Any other duties allocated by Line Managers.
• Implement Traffic Management in line with CPS policies, method statements, risk assessments and industry standards.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Undertake routine vehicle checks and maintain accurate and up-to-date driving records in line with legislation in accordance with CPS procedures and legislation.
• Taking due care of any CPS property including but not limited to tablets, vehicles and radios.
• Raise awareness of issues which may affect the safe operation of the network and report these as observed.
• Responsible for checking your equipment & tools for relevant tasks. Reporting faults or defects.
• Participate in Winter Service rota as required.
• Attend training courses as required & maintain qualifications / competencies.
• Live the CPS Values.
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
• Support the delivery of CPSUK’s Sustainability activities.

Who we’re looking for

Qualifications (Essential)

• UK Driving Licence
• CSCS Operative Card

Experience

• Working on a live motorway or All-Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network
• Experience of working in a similar traffic / transport / highways environment

Essential Criteria

• Successfully pass the Security check as part of the recruitment process
• Successfully pass the annual driving license check

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.

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

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole‑life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

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: [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Construction