Highways Maintenance Operative – Bronze Support

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Job Title: Highways Maintenance Operative - Bronze Support

Location: Polegate

Business Area: Highways

Contract & hours: 12 hours, 4 on 4 off shifts, Permanent

Salary: £11.06 - £12.51 + package

We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Strategic and Local Highways.

We are now recruiting for a Highways Maintenance Operative - Bronze Support to join our Highways team in Polegate to maintain the efficient and timely delivery of the operational requirements for a designated area of the network. Be the single point of contact (Network Hub) out of hours to ensure the safe deployment of operatives working on the network.

Key Responsibilities

  • To respond to incidents and emergency works when directed to do so by Highways England, within the KPI timescales.
  • To liaise with the emergency services, network HUB and ROC at the scene of incidents work with them to clear the scene as quickly as possible.
  • To assist with the deployment of other resources to incident scenes as required. Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required.
What do we need from you?

  • Capable of working under pressure in within a safety critical role.
  • Self-motivated with good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work as a member of a team.
  • Capable of working with minimal supervision.
  • Full driving licence.
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!
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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: 6th September 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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