Road Worker

Llyw; Dolgellau; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council is seeking a dedicated civil engineer for highway maintenance in Dolgellau. The role involves operating heavy machinery and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Candidates should possess a full driving license, have at least 3 years of relevant experience, and be prepared to work on-call through various conditions. This position requires effective communication skills in both Welsh and English, ensuring the best service for the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Civil Engineering or Highway Maintenance.
• Health and Safety qualification or commitment to training.
• Full class 2 driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out drainage and highway maintenance tasks.
• Drive and operate heavy machinery.
• Participate in the on-call system and overtime.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Willingness for on-call duties

Driving licence

Knowledge of Health and Safety Act

Education

Relevant Civil Engineering qualifications

Tools

Heavy machinery

Handheld tools

Job description

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh. For further information about this post please contact Rhys Salisbury Davies on 01341 424483 or via e‑mail: [e-mail]. Application forms and further details are available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SHT. Tel: [phone]. E‑Mail: [e-mail]. CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 03/02/2026. If you are successful to be shortlisted for an interview you will be contacted by E‑MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Person Specification

Personal attributes

• Be an effective communicator.
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually.
• Flexibility, dedication, and self‑discipline.
• Willingness to participate in the out‑of‑hours on‑call rota and winter maintenance activities as needed.

Desirable – Qualifications and relevant training

• Essential – Desirable
  • NRSWA – Operative.
  • CSCS – Operative.
  • NHSS – 12 AB.
  • NHSS – 12A (TMF).
  • NHSS – 12B (LTMO).
  • NHSS – 12D.
  • Health and Safety Qualification.* or a willingness and commitment to train for this role as required.

Relevant experience

• Essential – Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Civil Engineering or Highway Maintenance work.
• Understanding of the requirements of the Health and Safety Act.
• Desirable – Experience of undertaking winter maintenance activities.* or a willingness and commitment to train for this role as required.

Skills and specialist knowledge

• Full, current, clean driving licence.
• Be aware of the Health and Safety Act including Risk Assessment.
• Desirable – Ability to interpret and respond to problems.
• Information technology skills.
• Full class 2, current, clean driving licence.* or a willingness and commitment to train for this role as required.

Language requirements

• Listening and Speaking – Entry:
  • Able to pronounce the names of places and people correctly.
  • Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for information.
• Reading and Understanding – Entry:
  • Able to read and understand short and simple letters, e‑mails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.
• Writing – Entry:
  • Able to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.

Job Description

Purpose of Post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Carry out skilful activities including setting out work, driving and operating heavy equipment, and maintaining highway works.
• Participate in the out‑of‑hours on‑call system as required.
• Working overtime outside working hours.
• Responsibility for resources – e.g. staff, budgets, equipment.
• Responsibility for the vehicles, equipment, machinery, and goods.
• Use WDM EZYTREEV computer tablet, Structures, NMWTRA Trimbull (Gully Emptying).
• Provide guidance to sub‑contractors, JCB drivers, lorries, and planer etc.

Main Duties

• Drainage.
• Maintain a footway e.g., kerbing, slabbing.
• Ironwork e.g., gully and manholes.
• Concrete work.
• Walling.
• Sector Scheme 2A/2B Security Fencing.
• Drilling work.
• Tarmac work including patchwork.
• Sector Scheme Number 13 dressing.
• Sector Scheme Number 7 road marks.

Other Duties including

• Traffic control and work on Sector Scheme 12A/B/C/D high speed roads.
• Move, replace, and compress soil, stones, and other materials.
• Cut trees including using MEWP and a woodchipper.
• Plant and maintain highway environs in general.
• Maintain ditches.
• Put up permanent and temporary signs.
• Respond to severe weather, floods, and overflows etc.
• Manholes.
• Winter maintenance work, including gritting, dealing with floods, clearing trees, City and Guilds Winter Maintenance.
• Jetting and gully emptying.
• Keeping a record of daily work and the goods, machinery etc. that are used.
• Weedkilling.
• Working from a height.
• Drive/use heavy machinery for example:
• Vehicles under and over 3.5T.
• Gritting machines.
• Snow ploughs.
• Hotbox.
• Sweeping Vehicle.
• Gully emptying machine.
• Telehandler.
• Dressing machinery – tanker, chipper, and roller.
• Skid Steer machine including "Mini Planer", bucket and a brush".
• 360 digger, tractor and dumper.
• MEWP.

When using the vehicles and machines, there will be a need to

• Drive vehicles in a safe and courteous manner in accordance with the road's speed restrictions and within the requirements of the law.
• Comply with the Fleet Department's Policy, that to include conducting appropriate inspections on the vehicles/machinery to ensure that they are safe to be on the road. Record every diversion and report any defects immediately.
• Attend relevant training for CPC, vehicles / machinery.

Using handheld tools for example:

• Chainsaw with an extension.
• Lawn and hedge mower, leaves blower.
• Road crusher.
• Compactor machine.
• Small roller.
• Circular saw.
• Use an electronic tablet to record and locate work.

It is important that the employee takes care whilst using the machinery in accordance with any training including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. The worker will be responsible for various machinery maintenance and keep them safe in the Council's vehicle or in the depot. There will be a need to assist the Site Engineer when organising assistance with the handheld tools. Every worker will be expected to use the HAV system that is in place to monitor personal vibration when using the equipment. There is a duty to ensure that the tools and equipment are always used in a safe way with responsibility for one's own safety as well as that of the workforce and the public. Health and Safety:

• Responsible for ensuring your own safety, the safety of colleagues, and members of the public.
• Work in accordance with managing safely procedures, risk assessments, the Council's policies in accordance with the worker's responsibilities as noted in the Health and Safety at Work 1974.
• Contribute to the service's risk assessment and take part in Health and Safety inspections and demonstrate an understanding of the risks and compliance.
• Report and assist with completing reports on accidents / violent incidents (HS11) as well as Insurance Forms.
• Comply with specific rules and instructions in public spaces.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment including protective equipment for purposeful tasks.
• You will be expected to participate in first‑aid training.

Corporate:

• Responsible for self‑development.
• Attend any training that is relevant to the post.
• Work within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s carbon footprint.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary and responsibility level of the post.

Special Circumstances:

• The need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• It is essential that the workers are willing to participate in the Council’s on‑call system as required with a need to work outside working hours to respond to emergencies such as severe weather, winter maintenance and accidents etc.
• Requirement to work outside normal working hours as required.
• Clear the carriageway following accidents, including clearing waste such as blood etc.