Highways Maintenance Engineer

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Epsom
Salary
Competitive
Posted
25 Sep 2020
Closes
06 Oct 2020
Sectors
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the team that manages and improves one of the busiest motorways in Europe - the M25.

We are looking for a HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE to join us to work in the Leatherhead region.

What you'll be doing

You will have the following accountabilties:

* Undertake activities, as instructed, with capabilities to ensure that your area of responsibility is maintained;

* cyclical maintenance graffiti removal

* carriageway repairs, soft estate maintenance (eg grassland maintenance), litter picking, sign maintenance, cleansing, safety fence repairs, boundary fence repairs, civil engineering or building tasks of minor remedial nature (eg headwall repair),

* Any other duties allocated by Line Managers

* Implement Chapter 8 compliant Traffic Management in line with CPS policies, method statements, risk assessments and industry standards

* Provide accurate and legible written and verbal communication in the form of reports and records as required

* Use mobile communication/data devices to accurately input data for record purposes to form reports and business records as required

Who we're looking for

You will have the following experience:

* UK Driving Licence, minimum category C (LGV Class 2)

* Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Highways Maintenance

* Traffic Management Foreman (TMF) qualification/Lead Traffic Management Operative (LTMO)

* NHSS Sector 2 A/B Fencing qualification Lead Installer Status (to be appointed by the CPS)

* Driver Qualification Card

* CSCS Operative Card

* FISS card

* ROLO Sector Scheme 1

* NHSS12A/B 1 Day qualification

* 12AB For Static Temporary Traffic Management on High Speed Roads and All Purose Trunk Road (APTR) network

* NHSS Sector 2 A/B Fencing qualification

* Unit 518 (formerly unit 13) Winter Service Operations and unit 580 (formerly unit 80) Snowplough/ V blade

* Appropriate lifting qualification

* Vehicle Marshall

* 12AB Impact Protection Vehicle Courses (IPV)

* Strimmer

* Disc cutter/abrasive wheel

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beatty is part of a consortium that comprises Connect Plus Services (CPS), together with Atkins and Egis Road Operations UK.

CPS has a 30-year contract with Connect Plus on behalf of Highways England. The contract, which started in September 2009, is to maintain and operate the M25 motorway network, including all adjoining trunk and slip roads, a network of 440km across six counties. CPS also has responsibility for the Dartford River Crossing in Kent, comprising both Dartford Tunnels and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

With a staff of around 600 people, based at seven locations across the network, CPS carries out routine maintenance and whole-life management of the thousands of M25 assets. CPS manages the operation of the network 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including a severe weather season maintenance programme. CPS is identifying ways of reducing delays and improving journey time reliability across its road network.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists

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