Highway Maintenance Drainage Operatives

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our UKCS - Balfour Beatty Living Places team as a Highway Maintenance Drainage Operatives on the , you'll work with true experts wholl share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and well help you take it much, much further., Responsible for carrying out a broad range of tasks, including but not limited to drainage work, kerb laying and footway improvements, laying and compacting asphalt & foam base, vegetation clearance, excavating holes and trenches and working with vacuum excavators. - All to a high standard, safely and at a commercial pace.

As a Highway Maintenance Operative, your main responsibilities will be as follows:

Working within a culture of Zero Harm embedding the 4 Golden Rules within all aspects of service delivery;
Report all observations Close Calls and Good Practices;
Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H & S;
Develop and maintain good working relationships across all teams;
Carry out a broad range of Highway maintenance activities - safety, efficiently and to a high standard;
Conduct operational activities against required quality standards

Who we're looking for

The following qualities and experience are essential:

Driving licence
Health and Safety first
Takes pride in work
Honest / Acts with integrity
Flexibility of working overtime or shift patterns to meet business requirements

The following qualities and experience are desirable:

EUSR Level 2, 3, 4, & 5 in excavation
Confined Space Training
Highway Maintenance, Groundworks or Construction experience

Class 1 or Class 2 LGV Licence
NRSWA Training
CSCS Highway Maintenance

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers., 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