Highways Operative
Job Title: Highways Maintenance Operative
Location: Ipswich / Halesworth / Rougham
Business Area: Highways
Contract & hours: Fulltime, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + package
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic projects.
We are now recruiting for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways team in Ipswich, Halesworth or Rougham to respond promptly to incidents on the network as instructed.
Key Responsibilities
To Deliver operational activities across the Suffolk Highways contract. Those activities would include Reactive, Cyclical, Winter and Schemes related to Capital maintenance and improvement works. To report to the works Supervisor and be responsible to ensure that all works carried out meet the required quality standards and is completed in line with associated time frames, providing information to ensure works risks are mitigated and commercial returns are realised, all in accordance with Suffolk Highways processes and procedures. work closely with other Suffolk Highways business functions, to achieve the successful delivery of the annual Contractors Plan & programme.
What do we need from you?
New Roads Street Works Act (NRSWA) accreditation
Holds a Full UK driving licence
Cable avoidance training
Experience of appropriate traffic management requirements, including the signing and guarding of highway works.At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
A fantastic matched pension scheme
Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
Kier's Green Car Scheme
A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And many many more! Find out more at
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 8th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers
Location: Ipswich / Halesworth / Rougham
Business Area: Highways
Contract & hours: Fulltime, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + package
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic projects.
We are now recruiting for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways team in Ipswich, Halesworth or Rougham to respond promptly to incidents on the network as instructed.
Key Responsibilities
To Deliver operational activities across the Suffolk Highways contract. Those activities would include Reactive, Cyclical, Winter and Schemes related to Capital maintenance and improvement works. To report to the works Supervisor and be responsible to ensure that all works carried out meet the required quality standards and is completed in line with associated time frames, providing information to ensure works risks are mitigated and commercial returns are realised, all in accordance with Suffolk Highways processes and procedures. work closely with other Suffolk Highways business functions, to achieve the successful delivery of the annual Contractors Plan & programme.
What do we need from you?
New Roads Street Works Act (NRSWA) accreditation
Holds a Full UK driving licence
Cable avoidance training
Experience of appropriate traffic management requirements, including the signing and guarding of highway works.At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
A fantastic matched pension scheme
Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
Kier's Green Car Scheme
A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And many many more! Find out more at
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 8th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers