Highways Maintenance Operative

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Area 10 Strategic Highways team at Westhoughton Depot, North West England, joining our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have the opportunity to work within our Area 10 Strategic Highways team, helping to maintain and improve the strategic road network and ensure it remains safe and operational for road users.

The salary is competitive (please enquire for more details).

The standard hours of work are to be confirmed.

What you will be doing:

• Carrying out routine and cyclic highway maintenance activities
• Supporting minor civil engineering works and general highway upkeep
• Installing and removing temporary traffic management systems
• Undertaking winter maintenance operations and emergency response duties
• Driving and operating vehicles and plant equipment, including completing daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance tasks
• Completing litter picking and environmental maintenance activities across the network
• Recording driver hours and accurately completing defect reporting documentation
• Capturing time and resource utilisation through company allocation systems
• Attending work briefings and maintaining high technical and operational standards
• Communicating effectively with colleagues, subcontractors, clients, emergency services, police and members of the public
• Taking responsibility for your own safety and that of others, ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements

We want to hear from you if you have:

• HGV Class C / Class 2 Driving Licence
• Driver CPC qualification with 35 hours completed
• Appropriate CSCS Card
• Personal Highways Passport
• Manual Handling certification
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A self-motivated and proactive approach
• Excellent communication skills
• A strong commitment to health, safety and quality standards
• Traffic Management experience (desirable)
• Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) Repair experience (desirable)
• Previous experience working within highways maintenance or a similar operational environment (desirable)

Traffic Management or Vehicle Restraint System Repair experience would be advantageous but is not essential for this role.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Save with Amey discounts
• Family friendly policies
• Membership of our Affinity Networks
• Two Social Impact Days each year

About Amey

Who we are: Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do: We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact Chantal Hayes at chantal.hayes@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today. We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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